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AMD Ryzen 9 9950XvsIntel Core Ultra 9 285K

🏆 Settled

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K — Pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K — it leads these groups: Efficiency 1 Value 1

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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD
33score / 100
3 wins · 5 tied PCMag ★ 4.5 View on Amazon →
🏆 Overall winner

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

Intel
41score / 100
3 wins · 5 tied PCMag ★ 4.0 View on Amazon →

At a glance

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AMD Ryzen 9 9950XIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
Performance 80 77
Cache 24 7
Efficiency 0 43
Value 12 26

How to choose

Pick the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X if you care about…

  • Threads 32 +8 vs 24
  • Base clock 4.3 GHz +0.6 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • L3 cache 64 MB +28 MB vs 36 MB

Pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K if you care about…

  • Cores 24 +8 vs 16
  • TDP 125 W +45 W vs 170 W
  • Launch MSRP 589 USD +60 USD vs 649 USD

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Cheap alternatives

Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF Intel Core Ultra 7 265K AMD Ryzen 5 9600X AMD Ryzen 7 9700X

Where they differ

6 · Only rows that actually differ, with a verdict per row

AMD Ryzen 9 9950XIntel Core Ultra 9 285KWhere they differ
Cores 1624 Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Threads 3224 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Base clock 4.3 GHz3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
L3 cache 64 MB36 MB AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
TDP 170 W125 W Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
Launch MSRP 649 USD589 USD Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

The record

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Performance5▾
AMD Ryzen 9 9950XIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
Cores 16 24
Threads 32 24
Max boost clock 5.7 GHz 5.7 GHz
Base clock 4.3 GHz 3.7 GHz
NPU (TOPS) 13 TOPS
Cache1▾
AMD Ryzen 9 9950XIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
L3 cache 64 MB 36 MB
Efficiency1▾
AMD Ryzen 9 9950XIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
TDP 170 W 125 W
Value1▾
AMD Ryzen 9 9950XIntel Core Ultra 9 285K
Launch MSRP 649 USD 589 USD