Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 9600
Spec score
Spec score 67
$239
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 9600 against Ryzen 7 7700
Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · AMD
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Spec score
Spec score 66
$329
typical price
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Coding & development
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Light gaming
Ryzen 5 9600left
73 vs 71 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 5 9600left
71 vs 69 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Content creation
Ryzen 7 7700right
58 vs 60 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 7 7700right
53 vs 55 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
AI & local models
Ryzen 7 7700right
57 vs 59 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 9600: 67
Ryzen 7 7700: 66
1 ptsto the left
Gaming
Ryzen 5 9600: 71
Ryzen 7 7700: 69
2 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 9600: 40
Ryzen 7 7700: 46
6 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 9600: 87
Ryzen 7 7700: 82
5 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 9600: 23.7
Ryzen 7 7700: 20.1
18%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 9600: $283
Ryzen 7 7700: $329
$46to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 9600: 6
Ryzen 7 7700: 8
33%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 9600: 12
Ryzen 7 7700: 16
33%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 9600: 5.2 GHz
Ryzen 7 7700: 5.3 GHz
2%to the right
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 9600: 88 W
Ryzen 7 7700: 88 W
level
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 9600 leads in games by 3%.
- The Ryzen 7 7700 has 15% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Ryzen 5 9600 is 6% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
- The Ryzen 5 9600 typically costs $46 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 9600 is the better buy: 23.7 points per $100 against 20.1.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 9600 | Ryzen 7 7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 5 | Zen 4 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 8 / 16 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.8 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.2 GHz | 5.3 GHz (better) |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W | 65 / 88 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2023 |
| Typical price | $283 (better) | $329 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.