AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

Overall performance index

85,4

Rank 6 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

Both CPUs perform on par in our benchmarks.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X wins 7, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 20 (27 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +9,4 % 344,3fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +4,9 % 145,8points 139,1points Single-thread +11,9 % 137,0points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 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 7950X +9,4 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.343 points 20.230 points +5,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.323 points 6.473 points +2,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 55.240 points 37.928 points +45,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 413,2 fps 283,7 fps +45,6 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 295,0 fps 296,0 fps +0,3 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.471 points 23.655 points +0,8 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 370,8 fps 280,8 fps +32,1 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 298,3 fps 398,4 fps +33,6 %

Fortnite720p, Low 352,7 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 371,7 fps 412,2 fps +10,9 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X +4,9 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 206.980 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +15,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 36,0 s 40,0 s +11,1 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 679,0 s 610,0 s +11,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 54.074 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +18,9 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.287 points 6.392 points +1,7 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 14.994 points 16.592 points +10,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 12.684 points 14.275 points +12,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 15.658 points 18.531 points +18,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.621 points 18.953 points +14,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 9.824 points 14.881 points +51,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 5.573 points 9.669 points +73,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 3.301 points 5.050 points +53,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.162 points 2.730 points +26,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 23.310 points 27.029 points +16,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 12.516 px/s 15.184 px/s +21,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread – 42.618 points

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +13,5 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.130 points 1.389 points +22,9 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.234 points 2.337 points +4,6 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 745,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +25,9 %

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 7950X	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 7950X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Cores / threads	16	24
Threads	32	24
Performance cores	n/a	8
Efficient cores	n/a	16
Base clock	4.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	5.7 GHz
L2 cache	16 MB	40 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	36 MB

Power and manufacturing

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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 7950X	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	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 9 7950X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	89 W	78 W
System power load	325 W	309 W
CPU package idle	35 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	219 W	189 W
Temperature idle	31 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	92.8 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	5745 MHz	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)
Avg clock in games	5620 MHz	n/a

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X	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
Operating system	Windows 11 21H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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