NameAMD Ryzen™ 5 9600X FamilyRyzen SeriesRyzen 9000 Series Form FactorDesktops , Boxed Processor Market SegmentEnthusiast Desktop AMD PRO TechnologiesNo Regional AvailabilityGlobal Former CodenameGranite Ridge AM5 Processor ArchitectureZen 5 # of CPU Cores6 Multithreading (SMT)Yes # of Threads12 Max. Boost Clock Up to 5.4 GHz Base Clock 3.9 GHz L1 Cache480 KB L2 Cache6 MB L3 Cache32 MB Default TDP65W Processor Technology for CPU CoresTSMC 4nm FinFET Processor Technology for I/O DieTSMC 6nm FinFET Package Die Count2 Unlocked for Overclocking Yes AMD EXPO™ Memory Overclocking TechnologyYes Precision Boost OverdriveYes Curve Optimizer Voltage OffsetsYes AMD Ryzen™ Master SupportYes CPU SocketAM5 Supporting ChipsetsA620 , X670E , X670 , B650E , B650 , X870E , X870 , B840 , B850 CPU Boost TechnologyPrecision Boost 2 Instruction Setx86-64 Supported ExtensionsAES , 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 CoolerPremium air cooler recommended for optimal performance Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)95°C Launch Date08/08/2024 *OS SupportWindows 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)4 Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps)1 PCI Express® VersionPCIe® 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 SupportBoot , RAID0 , RAID1 , RAID5 , RAID10 System Memory TypeDDR5 Memory Channels2 Max. Memory192 GB System Memory SubtypeUDIMM Max Memory Speed 2x1R DDR5-5600 2x2R DDR5-5600 4x1R DDR5-3600 4x2R DDR5-3600 ECC SupportYes (Requires mobo support) Graphics Capabilities Graphics ModelAMD Radeon™ Graphics Graphics Core Count2 Graphics Frequency2200 MHz USB Type-C® DisplayPort™ Alternate ModeYes