Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
Spec score
Spec score 68
$173
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 5 9600X against Core Ultra 5 245K
Core Ultra 5 245K 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 245K
Spec score
Spec score 72
$180
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Core Ultra 5 245Kright
73 vs 79 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Core Ultra 5 245Kright
66 vs 74 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Ryzen 5 9600Xleft
73 vs 71 on the gaming blend.
Heavy gaming
Ryzen 5 9600Xleft
72 vs 70 on the heavy gaming blend.
Content creation
Core Ultra 5 245Kright
59 vs 68 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Core Ultra 5 245Kright
54 vs 66 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Core Ultra 5 245Kright
65 vs 69 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Core Ultra 5 245Kright
59 vs 69 on the AI & local models blend.
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 245K: 72
4 ptsto the right
Gaming
Ryzen 5 9600X: 73
Core Ultra 5 245K: 67
6 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 5 9600X: 41
Core Ultra 5 245K: 58
17 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 5 9600X: 89
Core Ultra 5 245K: 92
3 ptsto the right
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 245K: 39.1
1%to the right
Typical price
Ryzen 5 9600X: $175
Core Ultra 5 245K: $184
$9to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 5 9600X: 6
Core Ultra 5 245K: 14
133%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 5 9600X: 12
Core Ultra 5 245K: 14
17%to the right
Boost clock
Ryzen 5 9600X: 5.4 GHz
Core Ultra 5 245K: 5.2 GHz
4%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 5 9600X: 88 W
Core Ultra 5 245K: 159 W
81%to the left
The verdict
- The Ryzen 5 9600X leads in games by 9%.
- The Core Ultra 5 245K has 41% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Core Ultra 5 245K is 3% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 5 9600X | Core Ultra 5 245K |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 5 | Arrow Lake |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA1851 |
| Cores / threads | 6 / 12 | 14 / 14 (better) |
| Base clock | 3.9 GHz | 4.2 GHz (better) |
| Boost clock | 5.4 GHz (better) | 5.2 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 65 / 88 W (better) | 125 / 159 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Typical price | $175 (better) | $184 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.