Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285, vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. 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 | n/a | 242.9 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | n/a | 159.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | n/a | 345 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | n/a | 95 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | n/a | 44.6 GB/s |
| Data Compression | n/a | 901 MB/s |
| Physics | n/a | 3293 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | n/a | 719 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1500 MB/s | 1710 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 234.5 KLines/s | 226 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 453.4 pages/s | 391.9 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 585.9 MP/sec | 586.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 358.6 pages/s | 351.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 87 frames/s | 84.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 147.8 frames/s | 144.4 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 47.9 MP/sec | 55.7 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 332.9 PPW | 128 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | n/a | 389.9 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 30.4 PPW | 13.5 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 3.52 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Intel | AMD |
| Announced | December, 18, 2024 | June, 3, 2024 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | 285 | 9950X |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.6 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| Cores | 16 | n/a |
| Threads | 16 | n/a |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz | n/a |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.6 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 24 | 16 |
| Threads count | 24 | 32 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 43x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 3000 KB/core | 1000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB total | 64 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | 170 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 182 W | 230 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 |
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