5.7 GHz Boost Clock — 3 Processors Compared

Decision table

5.7 GHz Boost Clock: which one for what?

The 3 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation On-device AI Battery Life

Leads for Gaming: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D70%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K69%

Leads for On-device AI: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D50%

Leads for Battery Life: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K61%

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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3DAMD
16 · 32 · 5.7 GHz
70% 67% 50% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 128 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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Intel Core Ultra 9 285KIntel
24 · 24 · 5.7 GHz
68% 69% 49% 61%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 24 cores / 24 threads
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 125 W — among the frugal ones here
- 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950XAMD
16 · 32 · 5.7 GHz
69% 61% 45% 45%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 26 months on the market — a successor may be near