Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285, vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
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 9 285
2180
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
2073
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
33289
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
23334
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
133
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
132
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
1978
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
1322
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
n/a
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
4434
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
n/a
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
40068
Integer Mathn/a116.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a79.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a426 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a48.7 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a22.2 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a468.5 MB/s
Physicsn/a4093 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a388 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
3196
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
3315
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
21640
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
18350
File Compression1500 MB/s1730 MB/s
Clang Compilation234.5 KLines/s140.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser453.4 pages/s356.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering585.9 MP/sec509 MP/sec
Text Processing358.6 pages/s337 pages/s
Background Blur87 frames/s90.4 frames/s
Photo Processing147.8 frames/s135.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing47.9 MP/sec29.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
n/a
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
321.39

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 332.9 PPW 152.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 333.9 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 30.4 PPW 11 PPW
Blender / W n/a 2.68 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 31, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 285 n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Radeon Graphics

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 8 16
Frequency 2.5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.6 GHz 5.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores16n/a
Threads16n/a
Frequency1.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count248
Threads count2416
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier25x47x
L1 cache192 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total96 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 120 W
Max TDP (Boost) 182 W 162 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 AM5
Critical temp. 105 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR5-5600
Max Size 256 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 28
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, AVX-VNNI, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: CFET, EIST, TBMT 3.0, TBT 2.0, TVB, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x
- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro
n/a

Results

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