Intel Core i9-9820X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H

Compare Intel Core X-series 10 core CPU vs Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 16 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

6987 points

7431 points

6% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

7678 points

9839 points

28% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

6735 points

0.42% slightly better multitasking score

6707 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

6649 points

1% slightly better heavy workload score

6519 points

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Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

204.52 points

234.24 points

14% slightly higher Blender score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

60% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

25% slightly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.3 GHz

13% slightly higher clock speed

2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.1 GHz

5.4 GHz

31% slightly higher turbo speed

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

57% significantly more pcie lanes

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

100% significantly more memory channels

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

128 GiB

Identical

128 GiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

5 MiB

24 MiB

380% significantly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

202nd of 1,099

173rd of 1,099

Family

The product line

Core X-series

Core Ultra (Series 2)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2018 November

2025 February

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2666

DDR5-8400

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Core i9-9820X vs Core Ultra 9 285H specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core i9-9820X is faster than the Core Ultra 9 285H. Despite this, the Core Ultra 9 285H has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

With info from our database, we find that the Core Ultra 9 285H has significantly more cores with 16 cores whereas the Core i9-9820X has 10 cores. Despite this, the Core i9-9820X has more threads than the Core Ultra 9 285H. With our hardware info, we find that the Core i9-9820X has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core Ultra 9 285H. Despite this, the Core Ultra 9 285H has a slightly higher turbo speed.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i9-9820X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.