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Ryzen 5 9600X vs Core Ultra 9 285K

Core Ultra 9 285K scores higher overall and wins 3 of 5 areas, but Ryzen 5 9600X still wins 1.

Area by area

Ryzen 5 9600XCore Ultra 9 285K
Multi-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads2086
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads7584
CacheCore Ultra 9 285K leads2023
EfficiencyRyzen 5 9600X leads6829
AI acceleration—26

Why pick Ryzen 5 9600X

  • Base power (TDP): 65 W vs 125 W
  • Base clock: 3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

65 W TDP

Why pick Core Ultra 9 285K

  • Cores: 24 vs 6
  • Threads: 24 vs 12
  • L3 / shared cache: 36 MB vs 32 MB
  • Max boost: 5.7 GHz vs 5.4 GHz

24 cores

Tiebreaker

What matters to you?

Set how much each area matters. The verdict updates instantly and stays on your device.

Your pick

Core Ultra 9 285K

Scores 50 vs 47 on your weighting.

  1. Core Ultra 9 285K50
  2. Ryzen 5 9600X47

If Multi-core potential mattered less to you, Ryzen 5 9600X would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Ryzen 5 9600XCore Ultra 9 285K
SegmentDesktopDesktop
ArchitectureZen 5Arrow Lake-S
SocketAM5LGA 1851
ProcessTSMC N4PTSMC N3B
Cores & clocks
Ryzen 5 9600XCore Ultra 9 285K
Cores624
Threads1224
Core layout6 Zen 58 P-cores + 16 E-cores
Base clock3.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Max boost5.4 GHz5.7 GHz
Cache & memory
Ryzen 5 9600XCore Ultra 9 285K
L3 / shared cache32 MB36 MB
Memory supportDDR5-5600DDR5-6400
Power & graphics
Ryzen 5 9600XCore Ultra 9 285K
Base power (TDP)65 W125 W
Integrated graphicsAMD Radeon (2 CU)Intel Graphics (4 Xe cores)
NPU—13 TOPS

Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.