Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Spec score
Spec score 68
$173
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 9600X against Ryzen 7 9700X
Ryzen 7 9700X leads on the overall index. 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 9700X
Spec score
Spec score 70
$308
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
73 vs 77 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
66 vs 70 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Content creation
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
59 vs 64 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
54 vs 60 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
65 vs 67 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Ryzen 7 9700Xright
59 vs 64 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 9600X: 68
Ryzen 7 9700X: 70
2 ptsto the right
Gaming
Ryzen 5 9600X: 73
Ryzen 7 9700X: 70
3 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 9600X: 41
Ryzen 7 9700X: 50
9 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 9600X: 89
Ryzen 7 9700X: 91
2 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 9600X: 38.9
Ryzen 7 9700X: 23.7
64%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 9600X: $175
Ryzen 7 9700X: $295
$120to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 9600X: 6
Ryzen 7 9700X: 8
33%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 9600X: 12
Ryzen 7 9700X: 16
33%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 9600X: 5.4 GHz
Ryzen 7 9700X: 5.5 GHz
2%to the right
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 9600X: 88 W
Ryzen 7 9700X: 88 W
level
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 9600X leads in games by 4%.
- The Ryzen 7 9700X has 22% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X are level on single-core.
- The Ryzen 5 9600X typically costs $120 less.
- Per dollar, the Ryzen 5 9600X is the better buy: 38.9 points per $100 against 23.7.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 9600X | Ryzen 7 9700X |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 5 | Zen 5 |
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 8 / 16 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.9 GHz (better) | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz | 5.5 GHz (better) |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W | 65 / 88 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Typical price | $175 (better) | $295 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.