Ryzen 9 9950X vs Core Ultra 9 285K
AMD · Released Aug 15, 2024
Ryzen 9 9950X
- SocketAM5
- MemoryDDR5
- AM5: Older AM5 boards may need a BIOS update for newer Ryzen chips.
- Cores
- 16
- Threads
- 32
- Max Boost
- 5.7GHz
- Base Clock
- 4.3GHz
- L3 Cache
- 64MB
- Memory Channels
- 2
- TDP
- 170W
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Core Ultra 9 285K has about a 4% higher spec score than Ryzen 9 9950X and launched at $60 less.
$649
Launch MSRP
$589(better)
45
Spec score
46.6(better)
16
Cores
24(better)
32(better)
Threads
24
5.7GHz
Max Boost
5.7GHz
4.3GHz(better)
Base Clock
3.7GHz
64MB(better)
L3 Cache
36MB
2
Memory Channels
2
170W
TDP
125W(better)
AM5
Socket
LGA1851
DDR5
MemorySame
DDR5
AMD Radeon graphics (Ryzen 9000)
Built-in graphics
Intel Graphics (Core Ultra 200S)
No
AV1 encoding
Yes
No
4:2:2 10-bit HEVC decoding
Yes
Aug 15, 2024
Released
Oct 24, 2024