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Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs AMD Ryzen 7 260
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
100 %
24C / 24T · 5.60 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 260
75 %
8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
100 %
24C / 24T · 5.30 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 260
61 %
8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake)
AMD Ryzen 7 260
100 %
AMD Radeon 780M
AI performance (NPU)
24C / 24T · 2.50 GHz
AMD Ryzen 7 260
100 %
8C / 16T · 3.80 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core Ultra 9 (12) | AMD Ryzen 7 (79) |
| CPU group | Intel Core Ultra 200 AL-S (20) | AMD Ryzen 200 (11) |
| Architecture | Arrow Lake | Hawk Point (Zen 4) |
| Technology | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 1851 | FP8 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 24 / 24 | 8 / 16 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Lion Cove 2.50 - 5.60 GHz |
8x Zen 4 3.80 - 5.10 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 16x Skymont 1.90 - 4.60 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 40.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 36.00 MB | 16.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake) | AMD Radeon 780M |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 2.00 GHz | 0.80 - 2.70 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 4 / 512 | 12 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2024 | Q1/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | AMD Ryzen™ AI |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 13 TOPS | AMD Ryzen™ AI (XDNA) @ 16 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU | 36 TOPS | 38 TOPS |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s) DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 65 W | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 182 W | |
| TDP up | 54 W | |
| TDP down | 35 W | |
| T. junction max. | 105 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| Release date | Q1/2025 | Q1/2024 |
| Release price | 549 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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Most popular CPUs in both categories
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18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
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28C / 28T · 4.06 GHz
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24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
4
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AMD Ryzen 7 260
8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz
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24C / 24T · 5.60 GHz
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