AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 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 27,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 3, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 24 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +14,2 % 269,9fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +35,4 % 89,8points 139,1points Single-thread +31,8 % 106,0points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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) +16,6 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 20.230 points +26,6 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.473 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 37.928 points +19,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 283,7 fps +19,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 296,0 fps +44,4 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.655 points +9,7 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 280,8 fps +5,7 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 398,4 fps +66,1 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 412,2 fps +9,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +54,8 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +53,5 %

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

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 980,0 s 610,0 s +60,7 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 21.269 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +113,8 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 6.392 points +85,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 16.592 points +107,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 14.275 points +93,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 18.531 points +55,2 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 18.953 points +85,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 14.881 points +80,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 9.669 points +91,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 5.050 points +70,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.730 points +53,5 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 27.029 points +122,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 15.184 px/s +115,6 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +46,6 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.389 points +45,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.337 points +43,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +56,1 %

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 9 5900X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Codename	Vermeer	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen 5000	Core Ultra 200
Release	November 5, 2020	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Cores / threads	12	24
Threads	24	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	4.8 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
TDP / base power	105 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	250 W
Process	TSMC 7nm FinFET	n/a
Max temperature (Tjmax)	90 °C	105 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Socket	AM4	LGA1851
Memory	DDR4, up to 3200 MT/s	Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s
Memory channels	n/a	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 9 5900X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	92 W	78 W
System power load	205 W	309 W
CPU package idle	34 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	122 W	189 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	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	DDR4 4400	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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