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

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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

Overall performance index

64,8

Rank 20 of 27 CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) is 31,4% faster on average

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

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

Performance by discipline

Gaming (720p) +10,7 % 314,7fps 352,4fps Multi-thread +86,1 % 139,1points 74,7points Single-thread +36,5 % 155,5points 113,9points

Benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D 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 +12,0 %

Individual results (9 tests)

VR Mark Orange Room 20.230 points 17.106 points +18,3 %

VR Mark Blue Room 6.473 points 6.361 points +1,8 %

Unigine Superposition 1.1 720p Low Punkte 37.928 points 50.312 points +32,7 %

Unigine Superposition720p, Low,FPS 283,7 fps 376,3 fps +32,7 %

Shadow of the Tomb RaiderLite, 720p 296,0 fps 287,0 fps +3,1 %

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark720p, Low 23.655 points 23.569 points +0,4 %

Resident Evil VILLAGE720p, Lite, DX12 280,8 fps 408,1 fps +45,3 %

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition720p, Low, Moscow 398,4 fps 338,0 fps +17,9 %

Counter-Strike 2 412,2 fps –

Multi-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +86,1 %

Individual results (16 tests)

7-ZipMIPS) 32 MB 179.823 MIPS 92.348 MIPS +94,7 %

Corona 1.3lower is better 40,0 s 101,0 s +152,5 %

HandBrake4GB Video-> HQ1080P30fpslower is better 610,0 s 1.278 s +109,5 %

WinRAR 6.0164-Bit-Version 45.477 KB/s 39.708 KB/s +14,5 %

Cinebench R15 Multi-Core 6.392 points 2.143 points +198,3 %

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core 16.592 points 5.165 points +221,2 %

3D Mark Time Spy ExtremeCPU 14.275 points 4.257 points +235,3 %

3D Mark Time SpyCPU 18.531 points 9.253 points +100,3 %

3DMark CPU BenchmarkMax Threads 18.953 points 5.846 points +224,2 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark16 Threads 14.881 points 5.824 points +155,5 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark8 Threads 9.669 points 5.405 points +78,9 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark4 Threads 5.050 points 3.565 points +41,7 %

3DMark CPU Benchmark2 Threads 2.730 points 1.804 points +51,3 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUMulti-Thread 27.029 points 10.900 points +148,0 %

POV-Ray v3.7Multi-Thread 15.184 px/s 4.472 px/s +239,5 %

Cinebench R23 n-CoreMulti-Thread 42.618 points –

Single-thread – all CPUs tested

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced) +36,5 %

Individual results (4 tests)

3DMark CPU Benchmark1 Thread 1.389 points 922,0 points +50,7 %

Geekbench 5.5.1 CPUSingle-Thread 2.337 points 1.882 points +24,2 %

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
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
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
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
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
System power idle	78 W	107.4 W
System power load	309 W	147.6 W
CPU package idle	11.7 W	34 W
CPU package load	189 W	71.6 W
Temperature idle	34 °C	47.3 °C
Temperature load	74 °C	67.1 °C
Highest measured clock	5400 MHz (P) / 4600 MHz (E)	n/a

Test system

	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K (Balanced)	AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
Test configuration	Balanced	B850
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix Z890-F Gaming Wifi	n/a
Memory	Lexar ARES RGB Black DIMM Kit 32GB, DDR5-6400	n/a
CPU cooler	DeepCool LS720	n/a
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