AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H

Ryzen 9 9950X vs Core Ultra 9 285H comparison

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 9 9950X beats the Core Ultra 9 285H in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 9 285H in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Ryzen 9 9950X has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 9 9950X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 9 285H. Also, the Ryzen 9 9950X has a slightly higher turbo speed. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 9 285H 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 285H.

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.