Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Ultra 9 285H
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 9 285H outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 9 5900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 256 | 516 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 44.67 | 29.70 |
| Architecture codename | Arrow Lake-H | Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021) |
| Release date | no data | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 33 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | no data | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 9 5900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 9 5900HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 9 5900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 9 5900HX.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.12 | 14.04 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
Ultra 9 285H has a 50.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
The Core Ultra 9 285H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900HX in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 9 5900HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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