AMD Ryzen 9 5900X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

Overall performance index

61,6

Rank 23 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 32,2% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X wins 0, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K wins 27 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +24,6 % 269,9fps 357,8fps Multi-thread +37,8 % 89,8points 144,6points Single-thread +33,5 % 106,0points 159,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 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

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K +32,5 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 15.979 points 20.465 points +28,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.356 points 6.472 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 45.194 points 46.363 points +2,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 338,0 fps 346,8 fps +2,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 205,0 fps 304,0 fps +48,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 21.555 points 23.677 points +9,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 296,8 fps 400,0 fps +34,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 239,9 fps 380,3 fps +58,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 375,5 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 377,4 fps 383,5 fps +1,6 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K +60,9 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 117.168 MIPS 186.169 MIPS +58,9 %

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 45.399 KB/s +113,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 3.455 points 6.437 points +86,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 7.986 points 16.675 points +108,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 7.384 points 14.332 points +94,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 11.939 points 18.744 points +57,0 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 10.222 points 19.042 points +86,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 8.235 points 15.050 points +82,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.051 points 9.770 points +93,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 2.964 points 5.274 points +77,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 1.779 points 2.733 points +53,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 12.169 points 27.139 points +123,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 7.044 px/s 15.289 px/s +117,0 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K +50,4 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 953,0 points 1.397 points +46,6 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 1.626 points 2.458 points +51,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 601,0 px/s 930,0 px/s +54,7 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	92 W	90 W
System power load	205 W	311 W
CPU package idle	34 W	17.8 W
CPU package load	122 W	189 W
Temperature idle	32 °C	36 °C
Temperature load	54 °C	71 °C
Highest measured clock	4950 MHz	5700 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	4731 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X	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	DDR4 4400	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · GameTurbo EnergyProfil

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