AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
For gaming, the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is 3% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 86 89
Cores 12 24
Threads 24 24
Top speed 5.6 GHz 5.7 GHz
Rated power 120 W 125 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242024
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X better than the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K scores 89 and the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 86.
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 9 9900X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K.