AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 84 83
Cores 8 14
Threads 16 14
Top speed 5.5 GHz 5.2 GHz
Rated power 65 W 125 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242024
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X better than the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K for gaming?
Yes — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X scores 84 and the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K 83.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K.