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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225

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Key differences

  • Intel Core Ultra 5 225 has higher Efficiency cores (4 vs 0)
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 225 has higher L2 cache (22 MB vs 6 MB)
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 225 has higher Total cores (10 vs 6)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 9600X has higher L3 cache (32 MB vs 20 MB)
  • AMD Ryzen 5 9600X has higher PCIe lanes (28 vs 20)

Full spec comparison

Spec
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Performance
Total cores610
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores04
Threads1210
Base clock3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Max boost clock5.4 GHz4.9 GHz
L2 cache6 MB22 MB
L3 cache32 MB20 MB
Process nodeTSMC 4nmTSMC N3B
Integrated graphicsAMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU)Intel Graphics (3 Xe cores)
OverclockableYesNo
Platform
SocketAM5LGA1851
Base TDP65 W65 W
Max turbo power88 W121 W
Supported memoryDDR5DDR5
Max memory speed5600 MT/s6400 MT/s
Max memory capacity256 GB192 GB
Memory channels22
PCIe version5.05.0
PCIe lanes2820

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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

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