Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX, vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX and AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
1996
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
2154
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
20944
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
17447
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
131
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
134
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
1350
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
970
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
4579
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
30020
Integer Mathn/a90 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a60.1 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a231 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a36.1 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a16.6 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a340.4 MB/s
Physicsn/a2000 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a279 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
3013
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
3334
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
13167
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
15031
File Compressionn/a1550 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a102.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a299.1 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a375.3 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a353.7 pages/s
Background Blurn/a77.1 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a123.4 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a21.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
n/a
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
218.13

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 239.4 PPW 231.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 461.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 24.5 PPW 14.9 PPW
Blender / W n/a 3.36 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 6, 2025 June, 3, 2024
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 245HX n/a
Integrated GPU Graphics Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 6 12
Frequency 3.1 GHz 3.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.1 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency2.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count146
Threads count1412
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier31x39x
L1 cache112 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count n/a 8.3 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 160 W 142 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 AM5
Critical temp. 105 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR5-5600
Max Size 192 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 28

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 5 9600X the clear winner in this comparison.

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