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

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Faster

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Overall performance index

90,8

Rank 2 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is 28,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +1,5 % 352,4fps 357,8fps Multi-thread +48,3 % 74,7points 144,6points Single-thread +28,6 % 113,9points 159,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 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 +1,5 %

Individual results (9 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.106 points 20.465 points +19,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.361 points 6.472 points +1,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 50.312 points 46.363 points +8,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 376,3 fps 346,8 fps +8,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 287,0 fps 304,0 fps +5,9 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.569 points 23.677 points +0,5 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 408,1 fps 400,0 fps +2,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 338,0 fps 380,3 fps +12,5 %

Counter-Strike 2 – 383,5 fps

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K +93,5 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 92.348 MIPS 186.169 MIPS +101,6 %

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 45.399 KB/s +14,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.143 points 6.437 points +200,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.165 points 16.675 points +222,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.257 points 14.332 points +236,7 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.253 points 18.744 points +102,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 5.846 points 19.042 points +225,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 5.824 points 15.050 points +158,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.405 points 9.770 points +80,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.565 points 5.274 points +47,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.804 points 2.733 points +51,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.900 points 27.139 points +149,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.472 px/s 15.289 px/s +241,9 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K +40,0 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 922,0 points 1.397 points +51,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.882 points 2.458 points +30,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 613,0 px/s 930,0 px/s +51,7 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	107.4 W	90 W
System power load	147.6 W	311 W
CPU package idle	34 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	71.6 W	189 W
Temperature idle	47.3 °C	36 °C
Temperature load	67.1 °C	71 °C
Highest measured clock	n/a	5700 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Test configuration	B850	GameTurbo
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 · GameTurbo EnergyProfil

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