AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

7 differences
SpecificationAMD Ryzen 5 9600XAMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Processor base frequencyDiffers3.9 GHz4.3 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers5.4 GHz5.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers616
Processor modelDiffers9600X9950X
Processor threadsDiffers1232
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W170 W
Maximum memoryDiffers256 GB192 GB
Cooler includedSameNoNo
Processor lithographySame4 nm4 nm
Processor manufacturerSameAMDAMD
Processor socketSameAM5AM5
Launch dateSame08/08/202408/08/2024
Processor cachenot known32 MBnot known
Processor codenamenot knownGranite Ridgenot known
Processor familynot knownnot knownAMD Ryzen 9
Processor operating modesnot knownx86-64not known
Tjunctionnot known95 °Cnot known
On-board graphics cardnot knownnot knownYes
On-board graphics card modelnot knownnot knownAMD Radeon Graphics
Memory channelsnot known2not known
Cache internalnot knownnot known64 MB
Memory speed (max)not known5600 MHznot known
Processor brand namenot knownRyzennot known
Package typenot knownnot knownTray
L2 Cache Mbnot known6 MBnot known
Max Memory Speed 2x1rnot knownDDR5-5600not known
Unlocked For Overclockingnot knownYesnot known