AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core Ultra 9 285 with 24 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 2.5GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 3 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (36MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 12nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1016
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
+114%
2178
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
7101
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
+369%
33309
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
+172%
3194
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4526
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
+378%
21649
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
Dec 2024
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
285
AM4
Socket
FCLGA-1851
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Arc Graphics
-
Generation
Ultra 9 (Arrow Lake)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
182 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
243 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
8
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
16
-
Efficiency Core Threads
16
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.9 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
24
12
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34x
Multiplier
25
96 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
600 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2000 MHz
-
Shader Units
512
-
Execution Units
4
-
Graphics Performance
1.79 TFLOPS
