AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285

Ryzen 9 9950X vs Core Ultra 9 285 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Ryzen 9 9950X performs better than the Core Ultra 9 285. Despite this, the Core Ultra 9 285 has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 9 285 has significantly more cores with 24 cores compared to the Ryzen 9 9950X that has 16 cores. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 9950X has more threads than the Core Ultra 9 285. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 9950X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 9 285. Also, the Ryzen 9 9950X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 9 285 has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 9 9950X. Despite this, the Ryzen 9 9950X has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 9 285.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 9950X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.