Ultra 9 285 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking205not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.85no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency21.98no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date11 June 2019 (5 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Core Ultra 9 285 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads3224
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache1 MB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB3 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm3 nm
Die size2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2243 mm2
Number of transistors19,200 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Core Ultra 9 285 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
SocketAM41851
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 3950X and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 16 24
Threads 32 24
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 125 Watt

Ryzen 9 3950X has 33.3% more threads, and 19% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

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