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

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Overall performance index

73,6

Rank 14 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 13,6% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +23,9 % 389,9fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +33,4 % 92,6points 139,1points Single-thread +21,8 % 121,6points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 7 7800X3D +23,9 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 17.654 points 20.230 points +14,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.245 points 6.473 points +3,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 58.088 points 37.928 points +53,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 434,5 fps 283,7 fps +53,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 365,0 fps 296,0 fps +23,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.688 points 23.655 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 407,3 fps 280,8 fps +45,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 352,8 fps 398,4 fps +12,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 425,8 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 481,6 fps 412,2 fps +16,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +50,1 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 121.326 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +48,2 %

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 45.477 KB/s +10,4 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 2.944 points 6.392 points +117,1 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.066 points 16.592 points +134,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 5.899 points 14.275 points +142,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.400 points 18.531 points +38,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 7.990 points 18.953 points +137,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.005 points 14.881 points +85,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 7.053 points 9.669 points +37,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.799 points 5.050 points +32,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.942 points 2.730 points +40,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 13.655 points 27.029 points +97,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.081 px/s 15.184 px/s +149,7 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +27,8 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 978,0 points 1.389 points +42,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.992 points 2.337 points +17,3 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 678,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +38,3 %

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 (Balanced)
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 (Balanced)
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 (Balanced)
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 (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 7 7800X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	115.9 W	78 W
System power load	184.4 W	309 W
CPU package idle	24 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	77.5 W	189 W
Temperature idle	43 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	63.3 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	4438 MHz	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Test configuration	n/a	Balanced
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 · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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