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

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)

Overall performance index

59,9

Rank 24 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) is 42,1% faster on average

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

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +11,3 % 314,7fps 354,7fps Multi-thread +136,1 % 139,1points 58,9points Single-thread +36,9 % 155,5points 113,5points

Benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E) 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) +12,7 %

Individual results (9 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.230 points 17.670 points +14,5 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.473 points 6.321 points +2,4 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.928 points 50.661 points +33,6 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 283,7 fps 378,9 fps +33,6 %

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

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.655 points 23.633 points +0,1 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 280,8 fps 421,3 fps +50,0 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 398,4 fps 338,5 fps +17,7 %

Counter-Strike 2 412,2 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +136,1 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 179.823 MIPS 61.765 MIPS +191,1 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 40,0 s 165,0 s +312,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 610,0 s 1.884 s +208,9 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 45.477 KB/s 23.938 KB/s +90,0 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.392 points 1.517 points +321,4 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.592 points 3.727 points +345,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 14.275 points 3.430 points +316,2 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.531 points 6.680 points +177,4 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 18.953 points 5.224 points +262,8 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 14.881 points 5.202 points +186,1 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.669 points 5.250 points +84,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.050 points 3.597 points +40,4 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.730 points 1.827 points +49,4 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 27.029 points 8.978 points +201,1 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 15.184 px/s 3.539 px/s +329,0 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 42.618 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

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

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.389 points 921,0 points +50,8 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.337 points 1.872 points +24,8 %

POV-Ray v3.7Single-Thread 938,0 px/s 613,0 px/s +53,0 %

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
System power idle	78 W	102 W
System power load	309 W	152.1 W
CPU package idle	11.7 W	23.1 W
CPU package load	189 W	67.5 W
Temperature idle	34 °C	43.3 °C
Temperature load	74 °C	67.6 °C
Highest measured clock	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)	4131 MHz

Test system

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D (X670E)
Test configuration	Balanced	X670E
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	X3D Game Boost, DDR5-6400 Ares,Chipsret driver 7.06.02.123

Buy

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

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MSRP: US$589

AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D