AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 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 23,9% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D wins 3, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 23 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +12,0 % 352,4fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +46,3 % 74,7points 139,1points Single-thread +26,7 % 113,9points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D +12,0 %

Individual results (9 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 20.230 points +18,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.473 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 37.928 points +32,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 283,7 fps +32,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 296,0 fps +3,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.655 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 280,8 fps +45,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 398,4 fps +17,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 – 412,2 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +86,1 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +94,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 101,0 s 40,0 s +152,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.278 s 610,0 s +109,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.708 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +14,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 6.392 points +198,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 16.592 points +221,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 14.275 points +235,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 18.531 points +100,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 18.953 points +224,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 14.881 points +155,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 9.669 points +78,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 5.050 points +41,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.730 points +51,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 27.029 points +148,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 15.184 px/s +239,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +36,5 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.389 points +50,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 2.337 points +24,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +53,0 %

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 7500X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core Ultra 200
Release	November 12, 2025	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	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	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	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)	89 °C	105 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	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	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	107.4 W	78 W
System power load	147.6 W	309 W
CPU package idle	34 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	189 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Test configuration	B850	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
Operating system	n/a	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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