Ryzen 9 9955HX3D vs Ultra 9 285K
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 9 285K outperforms Ryzen 9 9955HX3D by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 66 | 67 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 75.23 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Power efficiency | 32.46 | 72.79 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 24 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $589 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 9 285K and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 8 | no data |
| Efficient-cores | 16 | no data |
| Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.6 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 250 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB (per core) | 1.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB (per core) | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 36 MB (shared) | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | no data |
| Die size | 243 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 17,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 9 285K and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1851 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D. 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 |
| 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 Ryzen 9 9955HX3D 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 Ryzen 9 9955HX3D 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 Ryzen 9 9955HX3D. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-6400 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 256 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 | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 2 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 9 285K and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 9 285K and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D 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 Ryzen 9 9955HX3D 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 Ryzen 9 9955HX3D.
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 42.39 | 41.82 |
| Recency | 24 October 2024 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 16 |
| Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ultra 9 285K has a 1.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores.
Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months, 33.3% more threads, and 127.3% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D.
Note that Core Ultra 9 285K is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 9955HX3D is a notebook one.
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