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The launch of the Ryzen 5 9600X, initially set for July 31, has been delayed by another week and is now set to debut on August 8. AMD is taking extra precautions after Intel's 14th-generation chips faced overvolting and overheating issues causing mass vexation. AMD faced an "unspecified quality issue" with its first batch of CPUs, prompting a global recall.
While the whole week delay will upset those who've been eagerly waiting, the good thing is that this could serve as an opportunity for you to reassess your options if you were planning to build a gaming PC with the Ryzen 5 9600X. Even after this major recall, AMD remains confident that its new chips will not encounter any further delays and the issue they encountered can be fixed easily after thorough testing.
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According to the leaks by TechRadar, 9600X is expected to be priced at $300, which is close to Ryzen 75800X3D's pricing at $299, making the latter an option to consider. This article will compare the two CPUs based on their hardware and performance to determine which is the best for gaming.
Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and solely reflect the writer's opinions.
Ryzen 5 9600X or Ryzen 7 5800X3D: Which fares better in the $300 category?
The upcoming Ryzen 5 9600X is based on the newer Zen 5 architecture, which promises a 16% per core improvement in performance over the last generation. The 5800X3D on the other hand uses the Zen 3 architecture. Further, the newer chip is made on a 4nm fabrication process which would be more power efficient than 5800X3D's 7nm.
The 5800X3D's chances of winning this battle solely rely on its 3D-V cache technology. Is the 96 MB of huge L3 cache enough to take down the more advanced and feature-rich Ryzen 5 9600X? There's no doubt that the Ryzen 5 9600X will be much better in productivity, but is the story the same for gaming as well? Let's get into it.
Specs comparison
On paper, the situation seems quite grim for the 5800X3D. Except in L3 memory and core count, it is beaten by the 9600X in every category. That was well expected, as the 9600X is a recent launch that is competing with a two-year-old CPU.
The 9600X has faster clock speeds up to 5.4 GHz compared to 5800X3D's 4.5 GHz. This higher clock will translate to impressive performance in games. Further, it is more power efficient using only 65 Watts of power compared to the 105 Watts used by the latter.
It has support for faster DDR5 memory which the 5800X3D doesn't. The only advantage of the X3D chip is the higher core and thread count (8 cores and 16 threads) compared to 9600X's 6 cores and 12 threads.
In theory, more cores equal better productivity. However, the Ryzen 5 chip is so fast that it negates the core difference in productivity. You will get a better understanding in the next section.
Performance comparison
These scores were fetched from Nanoreview.
This gives a clear idea of how fast the new chip actually is. The 9600X obliterates the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in synthetic benchmarking, proving that the new Zen 5 chip would be much faster than the X3D chip in productivity and everyday processing. So what about gaming?
As there is no actual trusted data available about the in-game benchmarks of the Ryzen 5 9600X, we won't be able to precisely compare them. However, what we can do is take a reference and then try to compare the Ryzen 7 5800X3D and the 9600X together. So let's take the reference of i9 13900K. 9600X scores better or almost similar to the i9 13900K.
The data was fetched from the Testing Games YouTube channel.
Based on these benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is easily beaten by the i9 13900K. That means the Ryzen 5 9600X will show similar results, if not more. There is no competition, as the Ryzen 5 9600X is a much better chip. There could be a performance difference of at least 15% to 30% between the two chips.
As soon as we get the actual data of the Ryzen 5 9600X in gaming, we will be sure to update it here.
Ryzen 5 9600X vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D: Final take
The Ryzen 5 9600X is a much better chip than the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in gaming as well as in productivity. There is no room for debate regarding it. The new Zen 5 chip should fly through heavy gaming workloads with ease. A better comparison and a harder choice would be between the 9600X and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D, the current fastest gaming chip.
