AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X is 4% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 82 79
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
Top speed 5.4 GHz 5.3 GHz
Rated power 65 W 65 W
Games at recommended 232 231
Released20242023
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X better than the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X scores 82 and the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 79.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for the AMD Ryzen 7 7700.