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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D

91 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
VS
89 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 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.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
58.3
(Average)
Value Index
22.1
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9965X3D and 285K
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
  • More powerful Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 2 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 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
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D
  • Newer - released 1 year and 8 months later
  • Has 92 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 9 285K
vs
Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (10th and 11th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1560 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 242.2 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 479.5 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 622.1 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 371.2 pages/sec -
Background blur 95.4 images/sec -
Photo processing 164.2 images/sec -
Ray tracing 52.3 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 172.3 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 224.2 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 542M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 94.9M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 57.7 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 789.7 MBytes/sec -
Physics 3933 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 62.3B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8455 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 18.1 PPW 13.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 184.8 PPW 125.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 537.8 PPW 405.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.44 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-17 (Olafur Torfi)Cinebench 2024142 / 2242
📘 2026-02-01 (aDamatGeek)Cinebench 2024142 / 2383
📘 2026-01-29 (GeneralJeep)GeekBench3134 / 21707
📘 2025-12-31 (Szymon919191)Cinebench 2024141 / 2261
📘 2025-12-26 (Bill)GeekBench3207 / 22197
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AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 11, 2024 May 12, 2026
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 285K 9965X3D
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X -
Intel CPU rating (#3rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 16
P-Threads 8 32
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 4.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.5 GHz 5.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 -
E-Threads 16 -
Base Frequency (E) 3.2 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 24 16
Total Threads 24 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 37x 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 Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 230 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 AM5
Peak Temperature 105°C 95°C
Die Size - 122 mm²
Desktop CPU ranking (8th and 9th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Radeon Graphics
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 512 128
TMUs 32 8
ROPs 16 4
Execution Units 64 2
TGP 14 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 9 285K +233%
2 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 Pro 9965X3D
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 192 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 285K 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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Comments

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