KitGuru has travelled across the Atlantic to learn about AMD Zen 5 and the first CPU to hit the test bench is the Ryzen 5 9600X. Can six cores possibly be any good in 2024? It turns out, yes they can. While testing a bunch of CPUs for this review we learned plenty so grab your popcorn and strap in…
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
01:16 Zen 5 Architecture / CPU’s
04:45 The hardware configs
07:55 Ryzen 5 in action
09:09 Ryzen Master / power / efficiency
10:38 Performance testing
11:20 Cinebench
11:38 Geekbench
12:03 Power Consumption
12:19 Core per watt
12:40 CPU under full load
12:56 Single Core
13:15 Blender Classroom
13:35 7ZIP
13:41 AIDA 64 Memory
13:49 3DMark Timespy
14:02 Gaming Results
15:31 Leo’s Closing thoughts
Please note, this written review is still being updated – Leo has been hard at work on both the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X articles this week, and it is a time consuming process. All the usual charts and graphs you expect will be here soon!
Pricing
- 9950X Rumour is $599 = £640 inc VAT
- 9900X Rumour is $449 = £489 inc VAT
- 9700X Official MSRP is $359 = £340 inc VAT
- 9600X Official MSRP is $279 = £270 inc VAT
Test systems
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7000
- Motherboard: MSI MEG X670E Ace
- RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C30
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5000, 3000 and 2000
- Motherboard: Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus
- RAM: 32GB Corsair LPX DDR4-3600 C16 (DDR4-3200 for Ryzen 3000 and 2000)
- CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K and i5-14600K
- Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master X
- RAM: 32GB G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C30
Shared parts for all test systems:
- Graphics: Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming OC 16GB
- CPU cooler: Phanteks Glacier One 360D30
- SSD: 1TB Crucial T700
- Power Supply: Seasonic Prime GX-1600 ATX 3.0
You can buy the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X for £270 inc VAT.
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Pros:
- The new Zen 5 architecture delivers great performance at low power settings
- AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is cheaper than we expected
- Ryzen 9000 is socket compatible with Ryzen 7000
- DDR5 memory and B650 motherboards offer pleasingly good value
Cons:
- Gamers should wait for the inevitable Ryzen 7 9800X3D before making a decision
- New 800-series motherboards won’t be launched for some while to come
KitGuru says: The AMD Zen 5 9600X is impressive but we know there is more to come so the best advice is to wait a while.
