AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

Overall performance index

78,0

Rank 11 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 8,3% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X wins 4, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 25 (29 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +4,2 % 327,9fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +12,9 % 121,1points 139,1points Single-thread +15,1 % 132,0points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X +4,2 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 18.044 points 20.230 points +12,1 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.266 points 6.473 points +3,3 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 53.424 points 37.928 points +40,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 399,6 fps 283,7 fps +40,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 272,0 fps 296,0 fps +8,8 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.430 points 23.655 points +1,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 358,1 fps 280,8 fps +27,5 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 281,9 fps 398,4 fps +41,3 %

Fortnite720p, Low 330,2 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 392,1 fps 412,2 fps +5,1 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +14,8 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 168.704 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +6,6 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 49,0 s 40,0 s +22,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 737,0 s 610,0 s +20,8 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 49.402 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +8,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 4.736 points 6.392 points +35,0 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 11.225 points 16.592 points +47,8 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 9.465 points 14.275 points +50,8 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.689 points 18.531 points +18,1 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 12.711 points 18.953 points +49,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.614 points 14.881 points +54,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.674 points 9.669 points +70,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.447 points 5.050 points +46,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.024 points 2.730 points +34,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 19.493 points 27.029 points +38,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 9.630 px/s 15.184 px/s +57,7 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 28.752 points 42.618 points +48,2 %

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +17,8 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.091 points 1.389 points +27,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.141 points 2.337 points +9,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 727,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +29,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 1.897 points 2.417 points +27,4 %

Price / performance

Each dot is a CPU we tested – the further top-left, the more performance per euro.

Specifications

Key details

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Architecture	Zen 4	n/a
Codename	Raphael AM5	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen 7000	Core Ultra 200
Release	September 27, 2022	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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	4.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.6 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	12 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
TDP / base power	170 W	125 W
Max turbo power	n/a	250 W
Process	TSMC 5nm FinFET	n/a
Max temperature (Tjmax)	95 °C	105 °C

Platform and connectivity

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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	n/a	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0
PCIe lanes	n/a	24
Integrated graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel Graphics

Our measurements

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	126 W	78 W
System power load	288 W	309 W
CPU package idle	38.8 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	175 W	189 W
Temperature idle	45.7 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	77.1 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	5656 MHz	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5381 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7900X	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, ausbalanciert, beta Treiber von AMD	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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