Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285, vs AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
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 9 9955HX3D
2171
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
33289
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
37283
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
133
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
129
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
1978
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
2094
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
3196
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
3165
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
21640
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
19858
File Compression1500 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation234.5 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser453.4 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering585.9 MP/secn/a
Text Processing358.6 pages/sn/a
Background Blur87 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing147.8 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing47.9 MP/secn/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 332.9 PPW 264.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 30.4 PPW 27.9 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced December, 18, 2024 January, 7, 2025
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Fire Range)
Model number 285 9955HX3D
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 8 32
Frequency 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.6 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores16n/a
Threads16n/a
Frequency1.9 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2416
Threads count2432
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier25x25x
L1 cache192 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total128 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 55-75 W
Max TDP (Boost) 182 W 100 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FL1
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR5-5600
Max Size 256 GB 96 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

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