Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285 with 24-cores against the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D with 16-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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285
- Has 8 more physical cores
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- More than 10° C higher critical temperature
- Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D
- Newer - released 1 year and 5 months later
- Has 92 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (68th and 11th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1380 MB/sec | - |
| Clang compilation | 221 Klines/sec | - |
| HTML 5 Browser | 407 pages/sec | - |
| PDF Renderer | 501.6 Mpixels/sec | - |
| Text processing | 356.4 pages/sec | - |
| Background blur | 81.2 images/sec | - |
| Photo processing | 141.3 images/sec | - |
| Ray tracing | 47.2 Mpixels/sec | - |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 23.2 PPW | 13.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 310.2 PPW | 125.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 405.4 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285 and AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3DGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | December 18, 2024 | May 12, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | 285 | 9965X3D |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Intel CPU rating (#20th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#4th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 16 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | 5.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | - |
| E-Threads | 16 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.9 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 25x | 43x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 128MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 170 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 182 W | 230 W |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 95°C |
| Die Size | - | 122 mm² |
Desktop CPU ranking (30th and 9th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| GPU Base Clock | - | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | - | 128 |
| TMUs | - | 8 |
| ROPs | - | 4 |
| Execution Units | - | 2 |
| TGP | - | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 256 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 9 285 official page | AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 28 |
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