Intel Core Ultra 5 245K vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
76
out of 100
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71
out of 100
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 245K with 14-cores against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
- More powerful Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Has 8 more physical cores
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Newer - released 5 months later
- More than 10° C higher critical temperature
- Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3334 vs 2981 points
- 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 720 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3701 |
Cinebench Scores (67th and 147th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1370 MB/sec | 1550 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.3 Klines/sec | 102.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 404.1 pages/sec | 299.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 470.1 Mpixels/sec | 375.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 338.3 pages/sec | 353.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 86.2 images/sec | 77.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 150.7 images/sec | 123.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 30.1 Mpixels/sec | 21.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 98.5 GOps/sec | 89.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 130.7 GOps/sec | 60.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 414M Primes/sec | 233M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 55.1M Strings/sec | 36.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 33.3 GBytes/sec | 16.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 459 MBytes/sec | 343.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3078 Frames/sec | 1978 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 37.6B Matrices/sec | 28.2B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.1 PPW | 15.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 142.9 PPW | 231.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 344.4 PPW | 462.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.58 PPW | 3.36 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-10-28 (AvengedSam) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2967 / 16219 |
| 📘 2025-01-27 (Permonix) | Cinebench 2024 | 136 / 1518 |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-06 (Byrno5263) | Cinebench 2026 | 720 / 3701 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (JUANCHO) | Cinebench 2026 | 524 / 3801 |
| 📘 2026-04-16 (StarSophia) | Cinebench 2024 | 131 / 909 |
| 📘 2026-02-03 (awolution) | Cinebench 2024 | 137 / 1000 |
| 📘 2026-02-01 (Gandži) | Cinebench 2024 | 134 / 954 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 245K and AMD Ryzen 5 9600XGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | October 11, 2024 | June 3, 2024 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | 245K | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Radeon 610M |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | - Intel Core i5 14600K |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus | - |
Intel CPU rating (#24th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#33rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.2 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 14 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 42x | 39x |
| L1 Cache | 112K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 17.8 billions | 8.3 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 159 W | 142 W |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 95°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (33rd and 49th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Radeon 610M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1900 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 2 |
| TGP | 14 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 610M compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 245K official page | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 28 |
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