
AMD is apparently preparing a new Ryzen 5 SKU that will be a lower-end version of the Ryzen 5 9600. Benchleaks on X posted a new Geekbench 6 listing featuring the Ryzen 5 9500F showing benchmark scores very close to the Ryzen 5 9600X and 9600.
The listing reveals that the Ryzen 5 9500F achieved a single-core result of 3,122 points and a multi-core result of 14,369 points in Geekbench 6. By comparison, the Ryzen 5 9600X is only 5% to 8% faster in the same benchmark, with a single-core score of 3,359 points and a multi-core result of 15,153 points. The Ryzen 5 9600 is even closer to the 9500F, with a single-core score of 3,280 points and a multi-core score of 14,958 points.
[GB6 CPU] Unknown CPUCPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9500F (6C 12T)Min/Max/Avg: 4929/5056/5047 MHzCodename: Granite RidgeCPUID: B40F41 (AuthenticAMD)Single: 3122Multi: 14369https://t.co/WJch6mQA1OAugust 19, 2025