Athlon 500 vs Ultra 9 285K
Primary details
Comparing Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 54 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 74.27 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 32.56 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) | Argon (1999) |
| Release date | 24 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 23 June 1999 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $589 | $342 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.6 GHz | 0.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 250 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 112 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 36 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | no data |
| Die size | 243 mm2 | 184 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 70 °C |
| Number of transistors | 17,800 million | 22 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1851 | AMD Slot A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 38 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500 are enumerated here.
| 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 285K and Athlon 500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-6400 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 192 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Graphics | N/A |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 2 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 4K @ 60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 8K @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500.
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 24 October 2024 | 23 June 1999 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 1 |
| Threads | 24 | 1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 38 Watt |
Ultra 9 285K has an age advantage of 25 years, and 2300% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.
Athlon 500, on the other hand, has 228.9% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 9 285K and Athlon 500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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