AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Overall performance index

80,7

Rank 10 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 5,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X wins 6, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 23 (29 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +19,8 % 377,1fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +28,8 % 99,1points 139,1points Single-thread +0,3 % 155,0points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 9700X +19,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.620 points 20.230 points +11,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.226 points 6.473 points +4,0 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 63.563 points 37.928 points +67,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 475,4 fps 283,7 fps +67,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 303,0 fps 296,0 fps +2,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.521 points 23.655 points +0,6 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 392,3 fps 280,8 fps +39,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 337,8 fps 398,4 fps +17,9 %

Fortnite720p, Low 370,9 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 404,8 fps 412,2 fps +1,8 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +40,4 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 125.199 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +43,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 70,0 s 40,0 s +75,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 934,0 s 610,0 s +53,1 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 40.012 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +13,7 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.171 points 6.392 points +101,6 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.947 points 16.592 points +108,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 6.609 points 14.275 points +116,0 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 13.961 points 18.531 points +32,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 9.048 points 18.953 points +109,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.051 points 14.881 points +64,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 8.223 points 9.669 points +17,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 4.869 points 5.050 points +3,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.552 points 2.730 points +7,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 14.481 points 27.029 points +86,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 6.737 px/s 15.184 px/s +125,4 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 32.383 points 42.618 points +31,6 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 20.422 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +0,3 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.290 points 1.389 points +7,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.545 points 2.337 points +8,9 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 816,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +15,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.334 points 2.417 points +3,6 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.398 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 9700X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core Ultra 200
Release	August 8, 2024	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	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	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.5 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
TDP / base power	65 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	250 W
Process	TSMC 4nm FinFET	n/a
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	105 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Socket	AM5	LGA1851
Memory	DDR5, up to 5600 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 9700X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	110.6 W	78 W
System power load	195.2 W	309 W
CPU package idle	24.4 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	88 W	189 W
Temperature idle	49 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	65 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	4777 MHz	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9700X	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	W11 clean 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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