Ryzen 5 5600G vs Ultra 9 285H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 9 285H
2025, $651
16 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
19.45
+74.1%
Ryzen 5 5600G
2021, $259
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17

Core Ultra 9 285H outperforms Ryzen 5 5600G by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking349792
Place by popularitynot in top-10017
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.4725.46
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency46.3118.41
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerTSMCTSMC
Architecture codenameArrow Lake-H (2025)Cezanne (2021−2025)
Release date13 January 2025 (less than a year ago)13 April 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$651$259

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ultra 9 285H has 8% better value for money than Ryzen 5 5600G.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Performance-cores6no data
Efficient-cores8no data
Low Power Efficient-cores2no data
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data39
L1 cache192 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache3 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm
Die sizeno dataAM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA2049AM4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT, DirectML, WebNN-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600G technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-6400DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ 140T GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1900 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.35 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600G integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600G integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS)7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 FRL)no data
Max resolution over eDP3840 x 2400 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600G integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.2no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600G.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.03.0
PCI Express lanes2416

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Ultra 9 285H 19.45
+74.1%
Ryzen 5 5600G 11.17

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ultra 9 285H 34298
+74.1%
Samples: 815
Ryzen 5 5600G 19697
Samples: 13145

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ultra 9 285H 2611
+35.1%
Ryzen 5 5600G 1932

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ultra 9 285H 14820
+93%
Ryzen 5 5600G 7680

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ultra 9 285H 11459
+89.3%
Ryzen 5 5600G 6052

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ultra 9 285H 74797
+110%
Ryzen 5 5600G 35552

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Ultra 9 285H 3.38
+34%
Ryzen 5 5600G 4.53

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ultra 9 285H 3137
+82%
Ryzen 5 5600G 1724

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ultra 9 285H 311
+36.4%
Ryzen 5 5600G 228

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ultra 9 285H 9.5
Ryzen 5 5600G 9.7
+2.1%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Ultra 9 285H 181
+76.2%
Ryzen 5 5600G 103

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Ultra 9 285H 360
+37.6%
Ryzen 5 5600G 262

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ultra 9 285H 15435
+92.9%
Ryzen 5 5600G 8003

7-Zip Single

Ultra 9 285H 6069
+9.4%
Ryzen 5 5600G 5549

7-Zip

Ultra 9 285H 56987
+17%
Ryzen 5 5600G 48700

CrossMark Overall

Ultra 9 285H 1993
+37.2%
Ryzen 5 5600G 1452

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.45 11.17
Recency 13 January 2025 13 April 2021
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Ultra 9 285H has a 74.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285H is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Ultra 9 285H is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600G is a desktop one.

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