AMD Ryzen 7 3700X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

Overall performance index

44,8

Rank 27 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 47,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X wins 0, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 27 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +38,2 % 194,3fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +54,0 % 63,9points 139,1points Single-thread +48,5 % 80,0points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 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) +61,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 12.338 points 20.230 points +64,0 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.360 points 6.473 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 29.124 points 37.928 points +30,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 217,8 fps 283,7 fps +30,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 158,0 fps 296,0 fps +87,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 19.026 points 23.655 points +24,3 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 217,5 fps 280,8 fps +29,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 184,0 fps 398,4 fps +116,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 258,4 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 303,4 fps 412,2 fps +35,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +117,6 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 77.631 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +131,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 110,0 s 40,0 s +175,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 1.407 s 610,0 s +130,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 17.566 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +158,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.079 points 6.392 points +207,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 4.699 points 16.592 points +253,1 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 4.553 points 14.275 points +213,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 10.218 points 18.531 points +81,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 6.010 points 18.953 points +215,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 6.032 points 14.881 points +146,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 3.804 points 9.669 points +154,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.443 points 5.050 points +106,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.322 points 2.730 points +106,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 9.012 points 27.029 points +199,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 4.200 px/s 15.184 px/s +261,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +94,2 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 701,0 points 1.389 points +98,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.240 points 2.337 points +88,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 460,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +103,9 %

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 7 3700X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Codename	Matisse	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen 3000	Core Ultra 200
Release	July 7, 2019	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Cores / threads	8	24
Threads	16	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.4 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	250 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	n/a
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	105 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Socket	AM4	LGA1851
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 4.0	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	24
Integrated graphics	None (graphics card required)	Intel Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	82 W	78 W
System power load	177 W	309 W
CPU package idle	20.5 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	88 W	189 W
Temperature idle	38 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	64 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	4399 MHz	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4267 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X	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	tridentz referenz 3600	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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