Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 385

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285, vs AMD Ryzen AI Max 385. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
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 AI Max 385
2150
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
33289
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
28887
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
133
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
133
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
1978
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
1688
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
n/a
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
2056
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
n/a
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
18441
Integer Mathn/a54.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a37.5 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a100 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a23.5 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a10.5 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a224.8 MB/s
Physicsn/a1429 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a193 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
3196
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
2893
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
21640
AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
17194
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 312.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 335.3 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 30.4 PPW 30.7 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 (Strix Halo)
Model number 285 n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Radeon 8050S

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 8 16
Frequency 2.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.6 GHz 5 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
Multiplier25x36x
L1 cache192 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 45-55 W
Max TDP (Boost) 182 W 120 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FP11
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5X-8000
Max Size 256 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 16
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

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 9 285 the clear winner in this comparison.

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