AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 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 19,0% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D wins 7, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K wins 20 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +9,0 % 389,9fps 357,8fps Multi-thread +35,9 % 92,6points 144,6points Single-thread +23,8 % 121,6points 159,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D +9,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.654 points 20.465 points +15,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.245 points 6.472 points +3,6 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 58.088 points 46.363 points +25,3 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 434,5 fps 346,8 fps +25,3 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 365,0 fps 304,0 fps +20,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.688 points 23.677 points +0,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 407,3 fps 400,0 fps +1,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 352,8 fps 380,3 fps +7,8 %

Fortnite720p, Low 425,8 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 481,6 fps 383,5 fps +25,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K +56,1 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 121.326 MIPS 186.169 MIPS +53,4 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 72,0 s 40,0 s +80,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 971,0 s 610,0 s +59,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 50.227 KB/s 45.399 KB/s +10,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.944 points 6.437 points +118,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.066 points 16.675 points +136,0 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.899 points 14.332 points +143,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.400 points 18.744 points +39,9 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.990 points 19.042 points +138,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.005 points 15.050 points +88,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.053 points 9.770 points +38,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.799 points 5.274 points +38,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.942 points 2.733 points +40,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 13.655 points 27.139 points +98,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.081 px/s 15.289 px/s +151,4 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K +31,2 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 978,0 points 1.397 points +42,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.458 points +23,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 678,0 px/s 930,0 px/s +37,2 %

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 7800X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core Ultra 200
Release	April 6, 2023	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	n/a	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Cores / threads	8	24
Threads	16	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
TDP / base power	120 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 7 7800X3D	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 7 7800X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
System power idle	115.9 W	90 W
System power load	184.4 W	311 W
CPU package idle	24 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	77.5 W	189 W
Temperature idle	43 °C	36 °C
Temperature load	63.3 °C	71 °C
Highest measured clock	4438 MHz	5700 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Test configuration	n/a	GameTurbo
Motherboard	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming Wifi
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	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 Ares Ryzen Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · GameTurbo EnergyProfil

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