CPU Comparison

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AMD

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

CORE STATE Granite Ridge

CORE SPECS 6 Cores / 12 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 3.9 Base / 5.4 GHz Turbo

CACHE 32 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 65W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 5

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2024

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AMD

AMD

Ryzen 9 270

CORE STATE Hawk Point

CORE SPECS 8 Cores / 16 Threads

CLOCK SPEED 4 Base / 5.2 GHz Turbo

CACHE 16 MB (shared)

MAX TDP 45W

ARCHITECTURE Zen 4

nm

PROCESS 4 nm

LAUNCH DATE 2025

PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS

3dmark_16_threads

7,585

N/A

3dmark_2_threads

2,456

N/A

3dmark_4_threads

4,649

N/A

3dmark_8_threads

6,726

N/A

3dmark_max_threads

7,590

N/A

3dmark_single_thread

1,253

N/A

cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore

2,572

2,664

cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore

363

376

cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore

10,720

11,103

cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore

1,513

1,567

cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore

25,525

26,438

cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore

3,603

3,732

geekbench_multicore

15,182

N/A

geekbench_singlecore

3,363

N/A

passmark_data_compression

341,021

377,029

passmark_data_encryption

16,638

22,636

passmark_extended_instructions

28,023

28,936

passmark_find_prime_numbers

233

90

passmark_floating_point_math

60,081

63,640

passmark_integer_math

89,918

103,292

passmark_multithread

30,027

31,104

passmark_physics

2,012

1,479

passmark_random_string_sorting

35,946

46,810

passmark_single_thread

4,570

3,970

passmark_singlethread

4,570

3,970

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATION

5 9600X

9 270

Core Specs

Cores

6

8 +33.3%

Threads

12

16 +33.3%

Base Clock (GHz)

3.9

4 +2.6%

Boost Clock (GHz)

5.4

5.2 -3.7%

Frequency (GHz)

3.9

4 +2.6%

Turbo Clock (GHz)

5.4

5.2 -3.7%

Multiplier

39

40 +2.6%

SMP CPUs

1

1 0.0%

Cache

L1 Cache

80 KB (per core)

64 KB (per core)

L2 Cache

1 MB (per core)

1 MB (per core)

L3 Cache

32 MB (shared)

16 MB (shared)

Power

TDP (W)

65

45 -30.8%

PPT

88 W

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Configurable TDP

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35-54 W

Architecture

Architecture

Zen 5

Zen 4

Codename

Granite Ridge

Hawk Point

Generation

Ryzen 5 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Hawk Point))

Process Size

4 nm

4 nm

Transistors

8,315 million

25,000 million

Die Size

70.6 mm²

178 mm²

Foundry

TSMC

TSMC

Memory

Memory Support

DDR5

DDR5

Memory Bus

Dual-channel

Dual-channel

Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

89.6 GB/s

ECC Memory

Yes

No

Platform

Socket

AMD Socket AM5

AMD Socket FP8

Chipsets

X870E, X870, B850, B840, X670E, X670, B650E, B650, A620

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PCIe

Gen 5, 24 Lanes(CPU only)

Gen 4, 20 Lanes(CPU only)

AMD Multi-Die

IO Process Size

6 nm

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AI/NPU

XDNA NPU

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16 TOPS

Graphics

Integrated Graphics

Radeon Graphics

Radeon 780M

Other

Market

Desktop

Mobile

Production Status

Active

Active

Launch Price

$279

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Part Number

100-000001405

100-000001836

Package

FC-LGA1718

FP8, FP7, FP7r2

Tj Max

95°C

100°C

Bundled Cooler

None

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