AMD Ryzen 5 5500F vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285
—Single-core84.7
—Multi-core86.9
43.6Gamingspec-based70.7
3 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500F9 spec wins — Intel Core Ultra 9 285
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 5500F lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5500F
- 20% higher Base clock: 3 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
- Has Unlocked multiplier — the other doesn't
Reasons to pick the Intel Core Ultra 9 285
- 1233% higher L2 cache: 40 MB vs 3 MB
- 300% higher cores: 24 vs 6
- 125% higher L3 cache: 36 MB vs 16 MB
- 100% higher threads: 24 vs 12
- 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2026 | 2025 |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1851 |
| Process | 7 nm | 3 nm+57% |
| Base TDP | 65 W | 65 W |
| Max turbo power | — | 182 W |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
| Cooler included | Yes | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 24+300% |
| Performance cores | — | 8 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 16 |
| Threads | 12 | 24+100% |
| Base clock | 3 GHz+20% | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.4 GHz | 5.6 GHz+27% |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 40 MB+1233% |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 36 MB+125% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | — | Intel Graphics |
| iGPU clock | — | 2,000 MHz |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 | DDR5-6400 |
| Max memory | 128 GB | 256 GB+100% |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 4 | 5+25% |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 20 | 24+20% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 5500F | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | — | 3,061Top 16% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | — | 19,926Top 13% |
| PassMark | — | 57,762Top 11% |
Related comparisons
AMD Ryzen 5 5500Fvs AMD Ryzen 5 8600GVSAMD Ryzen 5 5500Fvs AMD Ryzen 5 5500VSAMD Ryzen 5 5500Fvs AMD Ryzen 5 5600GVSAMD Ryzen 5 5500Fvs Intel Core i5-12400VSIntel Core Ultra 9 285vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KVSIntel Core Ultra 9 285vs Intel Core i7-14700KVSIntel Core Ultra 9 285vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3DVSIntel Core Ultra 9 285vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KFVS