Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Faster

Intel

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)

Overall performance index

85,1

Rank 8 of 27 CPUs tested

MSRP US$589

AMD

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Overall performance index

63,9

Rank 21 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) is 33,2% faster on average

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)

Individual tests: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) wins 23, AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) wins 3 (26 shared tests)

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +9,8 % 314,7fps 349,0fps Multi-thread +91,7 % 139,1points 72,5points Single-thread +36,6 % 155,5points 113,8points

Benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) 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 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost) +10,9 %

Individual results (9 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.230 points 16.750 points +20,8 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.473 points 6.377 points +1,5 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.928 points 50.122 points +32,2 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 283,7 fps 374,9 fps +32,2 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 296,0 fps 280,0 fps +5,7 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.655 points 23.433 points +0,9 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 280,8 fps 403,7 fps +43,8 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 398,4 fps 337,3 fps +18,1 %

Counter-Strike 2 412,2 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +91,7 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 179.823 MIPS 89.433 MIPS +101,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 40,0 s 103,0 s +157,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 610,0 s 1.295 s +112,3 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 45.477 KB/s 37.835 KB/s +20,2 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.392 points 2.124 points +200,9 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.592 points 5.024 points +230,3 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 14.275 points 4.156 points +243,5 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.531 points 9.052 points +104,7 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 18.953 points 5.761 points +229,0 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 14.881 points 5.693 points +161,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.669 points 5.353 points +80,6 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.050 points 3.604 points +40,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.730 points 1.823 points +49,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 27.029 points 10.538 points +156,5 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 15.184 px/s 4.462 px/s +240,3 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 42.618 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +36,6 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.389 points 920,0 points +51,0 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.337 points 1.878 points +24,4 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 938,0 px/s 615,0 px/s +52,5 %

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

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Architecture	n/a	Zen 4
Codename	Arrow Lake	Raphael AM5
Series	Core Ultra 200	Ryzen 7000
Release	Q4 2024	November 12, 2025
Launch MSRP	US$589	n/a
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	n/a

Cores, clocks and cache

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Cores / threads	24	6
Threads	24	12
Performance cores	8	n/a
Efficient cores	16	n/a
Base clock	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Max boost clock	5.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
L2 cache	40 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	36 MB	96 MB

Power and manufacturing

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
TDP / base power	125 W	65 W
Max turbo power	250 W	n/a
Process	n/a	TSMC 5nm FinFET
Max temperature (Tjmax)	105 °C	89 °C

Platform and connectivity

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Socket	LGA1851	AM5
Memory	Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s	DDR5, up to 5200 MT/s
Memory channels	2	2
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0 and 4.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe lanes	24	n/a
Integrated graphics	Intel Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics

Our measurements

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
System power idle	78 W	97.8 W
System power load	309 W	158.8 W
CPU package idle	11.7 W	21.8 W
CPU package load	189 W	70.3 W
Temperature idle	34 °C	40.4 °C
Temperature load	74 °C	69.7 °C
Highest measured clock	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E, X3D-Boost)
Test configuration	Balanced	X670E, X3D-Boost
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming Wifi	BIOSTAR X670E VALKYRE
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 23H2	n/a
Settings	DDR5-6400, Ultimate Leistung, Intel Presets, 10.1.19867.8574 chipset · Ausbalanciert, wegen vergleich	Standard, No X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares, Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

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MSRP: US$589

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D