General Specifications   Name AMD Ryzen™ 5 9600X   Family Ryzen   Series Ryzen 9000 Series   Form Factor Desktops , Boxed Processor   Market Segment Enthusiast Desktop   AMD PRO Technologies No   Consumer Use Yes   Regional Availability Global   Former Codename Granite Ridge AM5   Architecture Zen 5   # of CPU Cores 6   Multithreading (SMT) Yes   # of Threads 12   Max. Boost Clock  Up to 5.4 GHz   Base Clock  3.9 GHz   L1 Cache 480 KB   L2 Cache 6 MB   L3 Cache 32 MB   Default TDP 65W   Processor Technology for CPU Cores TSMC 4nm FinFET   Processor Technology for I/O Die TSMC 6nm FinFET   Package Die Count 2   Unlocked for Overclocking  Yes   AMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking Technology Yes   Precision Boost Overdrive Yes   Curve Optimizer Voltage Offsets Yes   AMD Ryzen™ Master Support Yes   CPU Socket AM5   Supporting Chipsets A620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650 , X870E , X870   CPU Boost Technology Precision Boost 2   Instruction Set x86-64   Supported Extensions AES , AMD-V , AVX , AVX2 , AVX512 , FMA3 , MMX-plus , SHA , SSE , SSE2 , SSE3 , SSE4.1 , SSE4.2 , SSE4A , SSSE3 , x86-64   Thermal Solution (PIB) Not Included   Recommended Cooler Premium air cooler recommended for optimal performance   Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax) 95°C   Launch Date 08/08/2024   *OS Support Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition , Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition , RHEL x86 64-Bit , Ubuntu x86 64-Bit Connectivity   Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Ports 4   Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Ports 1   PCI Express® Version PCIe® 5.0   Native PCIe® Lanes (Total/Usable) 28 , 24   Additional Usable PCIe Lanes from Motherboard X870E 8x Gen4 X870 4x Gen4 X670E 12x Gen4 X670 12x Gen4 B650E 8x Gen4 B650 8x Gen4   NVMe Support Boot , RAID0 , RAID1 , RAID5 , RAID10   System Memory Type DDR5   Memory Channels 2   Max. Memory 192 GB   System Memory Subtype UDIMM   Max Memory Speed 2x1R DDR5-5600 2x2R DDR5-5600 4x1R DDR5-3600 4x2R DDR5-3600   ECC Support Yes (Requires mobo support) Graphics Capabilities   Graphics Model AMD Radeon™ Graphics   Graphics Core Count 2   Graphics Frequency 2200 MHz   USB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate Mode Yes Product IDs   Product ID Boxed 100-100001405WOF   Product ID Tray 100-000001405 Key Features   Supported Technologies AMD EXPO™ Technology , AMD Ryzen™ Technologies