Ryzen 5 7600 or the 5 9600X?

Posted by TwilightMountain@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 12 comments

I'm building my very first PC, and I admittedly know very very little about what I'm doing. My budget is somewhere around the $1,200 range (give or take).

I'm stuck between the Ryzen 5 7600 or the 9600X. From what I've learned so far, the higher the number = the better the component, basically.

Right now the 7600 is on sale on Amazon for $160 (marked down from $299) and the 9600x is on sale for $165 (marked down from $279). Where I'm confused is why is the regular retail price of the 7600 more expensive than the 9600X? Am I just dumb and not noticing a really obvious reason?

What would you choose between the two? I'm just going for a solid gaming setup. Also what motherboard would you recommend, or any other parts at all for that matter?

I'm trying to decide on as many parts as I can before Amazon Prime Day is over on the 11th so I can compare prices between them and NewEgg. Any other website recommendations are welcome. Thanks so much!