Intel Core Ultra 9 285H vs AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, vs AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H and AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
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 285H
2074
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
1689
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
22212
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
13955
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
129
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
94
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
1155
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
733
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
4473
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
3601
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
32761
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
25128
Integer Math83.4 GOps/s92.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math106.9 GOps/s54.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search340 M primes/s74 M primes/s
Random String Sort38.3 M strings/s35.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption24.7 GB/s18 GB/s
Data Compression311.8 MB/s298 MB/s
Physics2510 frames/s1080 frames/s
Extended Instructions252 M matrices/s221 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
3074
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
2524
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
17628
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
11223
File Compression1470 MB/s1120 MB/s
Clang Compilation136.6 KLines/s90.7 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser434.7 pages/s214.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering529.3 MP/sec346.1 MP/sec
Text Processing353 pages/s271.3 pages/s
Background Blur79.5 frames/s52.2 frames/s
Photo Processing172 frames/s93.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing27.1 MP/sec20.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
205.02
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
176.58

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 391.7 PPW 374.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 728 PPW 837.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 25.7 PPW 24.4 PPW
Blender / W 4.56 PPW 5.89 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced January, 6, 2025 April, 25, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Model number 285H n/a
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Radeon 780M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 8
Threads 6 16
Frequency 2.9 GHz 3.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.4 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores10n/a
Threads10n/a
Frequency2.7 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.5 GHzn/a
General
Cores count168
Threads count1616
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier29x33x
L1 cache112 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 25 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 35-45 W 9-30 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W n/a
Socket FCBGA-2049 FP8
Critical temp. 110 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
- DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 128 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 20

Results

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

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