Intel Core Ultra 5 245K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
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 245K
2118
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
2232
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
25085
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
33042
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
136
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
134
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
1518
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
1740
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
4708
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
4682
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
43597
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
54814
Integer Math98.8 GOps/s181.6 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math131.1 GOps/s120.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search423 M primes/s433 M primes/s
Random String Sort56 M strings/s72.5 M strings/s
Data Encryption33.5 GB/s33.5 GB/s
Data Compression462.2 MB/s686.1 MB/s
Physics3394 frames/s3397 frames/s
Extended Instructions379 M matrices/s554 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
2981
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
3340
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
17863
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
19543
File Compression1370 MB/s1510 MB/s
Clang Compilation144.3 KLines/s191.4 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser404.1 pages/s361.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering470.1 MP/sec534 MP/sec
Text Processing338.3 pages/s350.5 pages/s
Background Blur86.2 frames/s82.7 frames/s
Photo Processing150.7 frames/s118.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.1 MP/sec45.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
322.18
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
454.53

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 142.9 PPW 162.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 348.8 PPW 456.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 12.1 PPW 14.5 PPW
Blender / W 2.58 PPW 3.79 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced October, 11, 2024 June, 3, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 245K n/a
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Radeon Graphics

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 12
Threads 6 24
Frequency 4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 5.6 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency3.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1412
Threads count1424
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier42x44x
L1 cache112 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 17.8 billion n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 120 W
Max TDP (Boost) 159 W n/a
Socket FCLGA-1851 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 9 9900X the clear winner in this comparison.

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