AMD Ryzen 9600X 6-core AM5 CPU is just $180. You get a free 512GB NVMe SSD too

If you are on AMD's AM4 socket or older Intel and are looking to upgrade your processor, AMD has the Ryzen 9600X for just $185 (purchase link down below), plus you get a free NVMe SSD as well.

The deal comes hot on the heels of Intel also offering the Core i5-14600K for as low as just $200, which includes a 240 mm AIO liquid cooler. Check that deal out in this article if you want to go Team Blue.

The AMD Ryzen 9600X is based on the latest Zen 5 design and is the company's best chip to date. This desktop CPU has six cores and 12 threads; it competes with Intel's 12th Gen i7 for productivity performance, and is almost as good as the 14th Gen i7 for gaming.

The SKU does not include a cooler and so you will need to buy one separately. The technical specifications of the Ryzen 5 9600X are given below:

• Architecture: Zen 5
• Process Technology: TSMC 4nm FinFET manufacturing process
• Core Count: 6 cores
• Thread Count: 12 threads
• Base Clock Frequency: 3.9 GHz
• Max Boost Clock Frequency: 5.4 GHz
• Total Cache: 6 MB + 32 MB (L2 + L3)
• Thermal Design Power (TDP): 65W
• PCI Express Version: PCIe 5.0 28 lanes (usable: 24)
• Overclocking: Unlocked for overclocking
• TjMax: 95 C
• Platform Socket: AM5
• Memory capacity support: max 192 GB DDR5

• Memory Speed: 2x1R DDR5-5600, 2x2R DDR5-5600, 4x1R DDR5-3600, 4x2R DDR5-3600

Get it at the links below:

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (includes Radeon 2CU Integrated Graphics) - 100-100001405WOF: $184.99 $179.99 (Shipped and Sold by Amazon US) | $189.99 (Shipped and Sold by Newegg US + free 512 GB NVMe SSD)

Update, June 13 2025, 14.35 GMT: The price of the 9600X is down further by $5 on Amazon US.

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