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
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 98.8 GOps/s | 181.6 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 131.1 GOps/s | 120.4 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 423 M primes/s | 433 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 56 M strings/s | 72.5 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 33.5 GB/s | 33.5 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 462.2 MB/s | 686.1 MB/s |
| Physics | 3394 frames/s | 3397 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 379 M matrices/s | 554 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1370 MB/s | 1510 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 144.3 KLines/s | 191.4 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 404.1 pages/s | 361.8 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 470.1 MP/sec | 534 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 338.3 pages/s | 350.5 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 86.2 frames/s | 82.7 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 150.7 frames/s | 118.4 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 30.1 MP/sec | 45.5 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| 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
| Cores | 6 | 12 |
| Threads | 6 | 24 |
| Frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.2 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | n/a |
| Threads | 8 | n/a |
| Frequency | 3.6 GHz | n/a |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.6 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 14 | 12 |
| Threads count | 14 | 24 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 42x | 44x |
| L1 cache | 112 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 1000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB total | 64 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | Yes |
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.
Survey
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