Ryzen 5 5600H 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
+107%

Core Ultra 9 285H outperforms Ryzen 5 5600H by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking351941
Place by popularitynot in top-10068
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.47no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency46.34no data
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameArrow Lake-H (2025)Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date13 January 2025 (less than a year ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$651no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz4.2 GHz
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache192 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache3 MB (per core)3 MB
L3 cache24 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm
Maximum core temperature110 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA2049FP6
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt3 MB + 16 MB

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600H. 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 5600H 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 5600H 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 5600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-6400DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ 140T GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.35 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 5 5600H 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 5600H 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 5600H.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

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
+107%
Ryzen 5 5600H 9.38

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 34290
+107%
Samples: 823
Ryzen 5 5600H 16549
Samples: 5206

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 2608
+64%
Ryzen 5 5600H 1590

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 14812
+160%
Ryzen 5 5600H 5692

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
+97%
Ryzen 5 5600H 5817

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
+119%
Ryzen 5 5600H 34229

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
+94.7%
Ryzen 5 5600H 6.58

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
+101%
Ryzen 5 5600H 1563

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
+39.5%
Ryzen 5 5600H 223

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
+29.3%
Ryzen 5 5600H 7.4

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
+89.7%
Ryzen 5 5600H 95

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
+43.2%
Ryzen 5 5600H 251

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ultra 9 285H 15435
+136%
Ryzen 5 5600H 6536

7-Zip Single

Ultra 9 285H 6069
+13.2%
Ryzen 5 5600H 5359

7-Zip

Ultra 9 285H 56987
+27.9%
Ryzen 5 5600H 44558

CrossMark Overall

Ultra 9 285H 1993
+52%
Ryzen 5 5600H 1311

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Ultra 9 285H 289
+44.3%
Ryzen 5 5600H 200

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

Ultra 9 285H 379
Ryzen 5 5600H 584
+54.1%

Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core

Ultra 9 285H 16369
+139%
Ryzen 5 5600H 6856

Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core

Ultra 9 285H 2847
+64.7%
Ryzen 5 5600H 1729

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ultra 9 285H 15330
+124%
Ryzen 5 5600H 6856

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.45 9.38
Recency 13 January 2025 12 January 2021
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 3 Watt

Ultra 9 285H has a 107.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 5600H, on the other hand, has 1400% lower power consumption.

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

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