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Ryzen 7 9700X vs Core Ultra 9 285K

Ryzen 7 9700X and Core Ultra 9 285K are evenly matched on specs.

Area by area

Ryzen 7 9700XCore Ultra 9 285K
Multi-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads3286
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 9 285K leads7884
CacheCore Ultra 9 285K leads2023
EfficiencyRyzen 7 9700X leads6829
AI acceleration—26

Why pick Ryzen 7 9700X

  • Base power (TDP): 65 W vs 125 W
  • Base clock: 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

65 W TDP

Why pick Core Ultra 9 285K

  • Cores: 24 vs 8
  • Threads: 24 vs 16
  • L3 / shared cache: 36 MB vs 32 MB
  • Max boost: 5.7 GHz vs 5.5 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

Ryzen 7 9700X

Too close to call on your priorities.

  1. Ryzen 7 9700X50
  2. Core Ultra 9 285K50

If Multi-core potential mattered a bit more to you, Core Ultra 9 285K would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Ryzen 7 9700XCore Ultra 9 285K
SegmentDesktopDesktop
ArchitectureZen 5Arrow Lake-S
SocketAM5LGA 1851
ProcessTSMC N4PTSMC N3B
Cores & clocks
Ryzen 7 9700XCore Ultra 9 285K
Cores824
Threads1624
Core layout8 Zen 58 P-cores + 16 E-cores
Base clock3.8 GHz3.7 GHz
Max boost5.5 GHz5.7 GHz
Cache & memory
Ryzen 7 9700XCore Ultra 9 285K
L3 / shared cache32 MB36 MB
Memory supportDDR5-5600DDR5-6400
Power & graphics
Ryzen 7 9700XCore 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.