AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D

Overall performance index

67,3

Rank 18 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 21,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D wins 6, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 23 (29 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +20,1 % 378,0fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +45,5 % 75,8points 139,1points Single-thread +24,6 % 117,2points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 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 7600X3D +20,1 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.313 points 20.230 points +16,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.253 points 6.473 points +3,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.941 points 37.928 points +47,5 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 418,4 fps 283,7 fps +47,5 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 344,0 fps 296,0 fps +16,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.716 points 23.655 points +0,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 402,6 fps 280,8 fps +43,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 347,0 fps 398,4 fps +14,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 410,9 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 494,8 fps 412,2 fps +20,0 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +83,5 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 94.875 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +89,5 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 99,0 s 40,0 s +147,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.240 s 610,0 s +103,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 39.784 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +14,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.168 points 6.392 points +194,8 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 5.226 points 16.592 points +217,5 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.313 points 14.275 points +231,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 9.334 points 18.531 points +98,5 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.054 points 18.953 points +213,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.023 points 14.881 points +147,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.493 points 9.669 points +76,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.712 points 5.050 points +36,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.914 points 2.730 points +42,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 10.967 points 27.029 points +146,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.488 px/s 15.184 px/s +238,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 13.361 points 42.618 points +219,0 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 12.852 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +32,7 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 963,0 points 1.389 points +44,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.907 points 2.337 points +22,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 646,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +45,2 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.717 points 2.417 points +40,8 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 2.682 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 7600X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core Ultra 200
Release	September 5, 2024	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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	4.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.7 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 7600X3D	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 7600X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	112 W	78 W
System power load	179 W	309 W
CPU package idle	24.2 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	74 W	189 W
Temperature idle	40.5 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	65.5 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	4755 MHz	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D	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 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400 Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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