AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

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AMD

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Overall performance index

85,6

Rank 5 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Overall performance index

85,1

Rank 8 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is 0,5% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D wins 11, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 18 (29 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +39,8 % 440,1fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +21,6 % 109,0points 139,1points Single-thread +7,4 % 144,0points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 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 9800X3D +39,8 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 22.091 points 20.230 points +9,2 %

VR Mark Blue Room 12.410 points 6.473 points +91,7 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 64.725 points 37.928 points +70,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 484,1 fps 283,7 fps +70,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 409,0 fps 296,0 fps +38,2 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.678 points 23.655 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 447,7 fps 280,8 fps +59,4 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 419,7 fps 398,4 fps +5,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 463,6 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 488,7 fps 412,2 fps +18,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +27,6 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 135.936 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +32,3 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 62,0 s 40,0 s +55,0 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 798,0 s 610,0 s +30,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 56.061 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +23,3 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.581 points 6.392 points +78,5 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 9.057 points 16.592 points +83,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.536 points 14.275 points +89,4 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.859 points 18.531 points +16,8 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.231 points 18.953 points +85,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 10.224 points 14.881 points +45,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 6.099 points 9.669 points +58,5 %

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

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.284 points 2.730 points +19,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 15.995 points 27.029 points +69,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.533 px/s 15.184 px/s +101,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 23.255 points 42.618 points +83,3 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 18.159 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +8,0 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.189 points 1.389 points +16,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.379 points 2.337 points +1,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 752,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +24,7 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.951 points 2.417 points +23,9 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.232 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 9800X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core Ultra 200
Release	November 7, 2024	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	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	4.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.2 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	96 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
TDP / base power	120 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 9800X3D	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 9800X3D	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	123.2 W	78 W
System power load	227 W	309 W
CPU package idle	25.5 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	110 W	189 W
Temperature idle	42.5 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	62.1 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	4918 MHz	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D	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 , X67AEB04.BST Update AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.2.0.2a	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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