AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Faster

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Overall performance index

94,2

Rank 1 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 9 9950X is 10,7% faster on average

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Individual tests: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X wins 13, Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 16 (29 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +19,0 % 374,6fps 314,7fps Multi-thread +13,0 % 157,1points 139,1points Single-thread +0,8 % 156,8points 155,5points

Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 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 9950X +19,0 %

Individual results (10 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 21.219 points 20.230 points +4,9 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.332 points 6.473 points +2,2 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 57.239 points 37.928 points +50,9 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 428,1 fps 283,7 fps +50,9 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 323,0 fps 296,0 fps +9,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.660 points 23.655 points +0,0 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 413,6 fps 280,8 fps +47,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 333,5 fps 398,4 fps +19,5 %

Fortnite720p, Low 385,1 fps –

Counter-Strike 2 437,8 fps 412,2 fps +6,2 %

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +13,0 %

Individual results (17 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 230.436 MIPS 179.823 MIPS +28,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 33,0 s 40,0 s +21,2 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 611,0 s 610,0 s +0,2 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 53.488 KB/s 45.477 KB/s +17,6 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.405 points 6.392 points +0,2 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.156 points 16.592 points +2,7 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 13.323 points 14.275 points +7,1 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 16.174 points 18.531 points +14,6 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 16.513 points 18.953 points +14,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 16.910 points 14.881 points +13,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.451 points 9.669 points +2,3 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.038 points 5.050 points +0,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.596 points 2.730 points +5,2 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 25.210 points 27.029 points +7,2 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 13.052 px/s 15.184 px/s +16,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 41.428 points 42.618 points +2,9 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUMulti-Thread 21.953 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X +0,8 %

Individual results (5 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.309 points 1.389 points +6,1 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.564 points 2.337 points +9,7 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 830,0 px/s 938,0 px/s +13,0 %

Cinebench R23 1-CoreSingle-Thread 2.277 points 2.417 points +6,1 %

Geekbench 6.3 CPUSingle-Thread 3.463 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 9950X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
Architecture	Zen 5	n/a
Codename	Granite Ridge AM5	Arrow Lake
Series	Ryzen 9000	Core Ultra 200
Release	August 15, 2024	Q4 2024
Launch MSRP	n/a	US$589
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Cores, clocks and cache

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	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	4.3 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 9950X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
TDP / base power	170 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 9 9950X	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 9 9950X	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)
System power idle	153.9 W	78 W
System power load	329.9 W	309 W
CPU package idle	60 W	11.7 W
CPU package load	196 W	189 W
Temperature idle	58 °C	34 °C
Temperature load	77 °C	74 °C
Highest measured clock	5437 MHz	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)

Test system

	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X	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 1.2.0.2 ( Beta )	n/a
Operating system	Windows 11 23H2	Windows 11 23H2
Settings	DDR5-6400,Chipset Driver 6.07.22.037	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich

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