AMD Ryzen 5 9600X review - now my favorite budget gaming CPU

By Ben Hardwidge

Added Oct 07, 2025

We benchmark this six-core Zen 5 CPU in games and applications, with both the 65W and 105W TDP, to see if it can beat the Core i5 14600K.

This article was curated from external sources. Originally reported by PCGAMESN, summarized by Gamers Unchained. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X review - now my favorite budget gaming CPU