AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 245K with 14 cores 4.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Advantages
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 24MB)
Lower TDP (65W vs 125W)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Advantages
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.2GHz vs 3.9GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
2119
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
2118
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
16284
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+54%
25099
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+11%
3331
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
2982
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
15031
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+18%
17867
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
130
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+4%
136
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
913
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+67%
1526
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
4571
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+2%
4679
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
29828
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
+45%
43435
General Parameters
Jun 2024
Release Date
Oct 2024
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
-
Processor Number
245K
AM5
Socket
FCLGA-1851
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Arc Xe2 (Arrow Lake-S)
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
Ultra 5(Arrow Lake)
Package
-
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
159 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
6
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
14
12
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
39
Multiplier
42
80 K per core
L1 Cache
112 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
192 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1900 MHz
-
Shader Units
512
-
Texture Units
16
-
Raster Operation Units
8
2
Execution Units
64
-
Graphics Performance
1.95 TFLOPS
