Ryzen 5 9600X

Measured performance for Ryzen 5 9600X across 1 verified WhatFPS runs. Every number is measured in our benchmark suite — not estimated, not self-reported. CPU score (the processor's own performance): 11,104 on average over the best run per rig, best run 11,104 — #12 of 56 measured processors. The best rig we measured it in scored 8,806 GAMING (that number reflects the whole PC, not just Ryzen 5 9600X). Most often paired with AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT.

Ryzen 5 9600X across four graphics APIs

  • Earth II (Vulkan): 34.7 FPS
  • Mission to Earth II (DirectX 12): 43.2 FPS
  • Earth II Landing (DirectX 12 Ultimate, ray tracing + mesh shaders + VRS, locked 4K): 38.5 FPS
  • Supernova (DirectX 11, draw call storm): 38.9 FPS

Specifications

  • Cores / threads: 6 / 12
  • Base clock: 3,900 MHz
  • Measured peak clock: 5,401 MHz
  • L3 cache: 32 MB
  • L2 cache: 1,024 KB

Raw values

  • Integer (MT): 6.8 Gop/s
  • Single-thread (1T): 0.89 Gop/s
  • Draw calls/s (DX11): 4,660,528

What the numbers mean

The GAMING score is a geometric mean of GPU (63 %), CPU (30 %), RAM (5 %) and drive (2 %) — a weak part cannot hide behind a strong one. The CPU score is the hardware's own performance and what we rank on. Every run is HMAC-signed in the app and scored on the server. The full methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

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