Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Spec score
Spec score 68
$173
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 9600X against Core Ultra 5 225
Ryzen 5 9600X leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Intel
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
Spec score
Spec score 64
$160
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Ryzen 5 9600Xleft
73 vs 71 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Ryzen 5 9600Xleft
66 vs 64 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Ryzen 5 9600Xleft
75 vs 68 on the light gaming blend.
Gaming
Ryzen 5 9600Xleft
73 vs 65 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 5 9600Xleft
72 vs 64 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Ryzen 5 9600Xleft
59 vs 57 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming & streaming
Ryzen 5 9600Xleft
65 vs 60 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 5 9600X: 68
Core Ultra 5 225: 64
4 ptsto the left
Gaming
Ryzen 5 9600X: 73
Core Ultra 5 225: 62
11 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 9600X: 41
Core Ultra 5 225: 42
1 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 9600X: 89
Core Ultra 5 225: 87
2 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 5 9600X: 38.9
Core Ultra 5 225: 35.8
9%to the left
Typical price
Ryzen 5 9600X: $175
Core Ultra 5 225: $179
$4to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 9600X: 6
Core Ultra 5 225: 10
67%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 9600X: 12
Core Ultra 5 225: 10
20%to the left
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 9600X: 5.4 GHz
Core Ultra 5 225: 4.9 GHz
10%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 9600X: 88 W
Core Ultra 5 225: 121 W
38%to the left
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 9600X leads in games by 18%.
- Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 5 225 are level on multi-core.
- Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 5 225 are level on single-core.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 9600X | Core Ultra 5 225 |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 5 | Arrow Lake |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA1851 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 10 / 10 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.9 GHz (better) | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz (better) | 4.9 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W | 65 / 88 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | Yes (better) |
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Released | 2024 | 2025 (better) |
| Typical price | $175 (better) | $179 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.