Ultra 9 285HX vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1453not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency25.82no data
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)13 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data16
Threads824
Base clock speed2 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.5 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache128K (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size246 mm2243 mm2
Number of transistors4950 Million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FCBGA2114
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size32 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 8Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1220

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 October 2017 13 January 2025
Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 55 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has 266.7% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285HX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 9 285HX. We've got no test results to judge.

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