AMD Ryzen 5 7500F vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Overall performance index

62,3

Rank 22 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Overall performance index

85,1

Rank 8 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) is 26,8% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F wins 3, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 24 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +2,8 % 305,9fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +48,4 % 71,7points 139,1points Single-thread +21,8 % 121,5points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) Other tested CPUs Click a row to open the chart with every CPU tested; hover shows the gap in %.

Gaming (720p) – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +2,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.663 points 20.230 points +14,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.288 points 6.473 points +2,9 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 48.987 points 37.928 points +29,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 366,4 fps 283,7 fps +29,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 234,0 fps 296,0 fps +26,5 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 22.946 points 23.655 points +3,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 329,6 fps 280,8 fps +17,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 293,5 fps 398,4 fps +35,7 %

Fortnite720p, Low 357,2 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 374,7 fps 412,2 fps +10,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +94,0 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 84.086 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +113,9 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 103,0 s 40,0 s +157,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.179 s 610,0 s +93,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 30.819 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +47,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.280 points 6.392 points +180,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.491 points 16.592 points +202,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.554 points 14.275 points +213,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.358 points 18.531 points +98,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.308 points 18.953 points +200,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.267 points 14.881 points +137,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.528 points 9.669 points +74,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.781 points 5.050 points +33,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.923 points 2.730 points +42,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.961 points 27.029 points +171,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.894 px/s 15.184 px/s +210,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +27,9 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 979,0 points 1.389 points +41,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.337 points +17,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 675,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +39,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread – 2.417 points

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core Ultra 200
Release	July 22, 2023	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Cores / threads	6	24
Threads	12	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	250 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	n/a
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	105 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Socket	AM5	LGA1851
Memory	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	24
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	Intel Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	105 W	78 W
System power load	161 W	309 W
CPU package idle	25 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	70 W	189 W
Temperature idle	42 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	56 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	5055 MHz	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5047 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500F	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Test configuration	n/a	Balanced
Motherboard	n/a	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming Wifi
Memory	n/a	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	n/a	DeepCool LS720
BIOS	ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.0a Patch A ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6000 · Schwankt konstant zwischen 4 und 5 ghz	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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