Ryzen 5 9600X vs Core Ultra 5 245K

Manufacturer-published CPU specifications shown side by side.

Official AMD image of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. It may not depict the exact CPU listed.
Official AMD image of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. It may not depict the exact CPU listed.

AMD Ryzen™ 5 9600X

Ryzen

Cores and threads
6 / 12
Socket
AM5
Maximum boost
5.4 GHz
TDP
65 W
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Official Intel image of Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop processor family. It may not depict the exact CPU listed.
Official Intel image of Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop processor family. It may not depict the exact CPU listed.

Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 245K

Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)

Cores and threads
14 / 14
Socket
FCLGA1851
Maximum boost
5.2 GHz
Processor base power
125 W
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Published differences

Ryzen 5 9600X and Core Ultra 5 245K compared through manufacturer-published desktop processor specifications.

Ryzen 5 9600X vs Core Ultra 5 245K published CPU specifications. Cores: 6 vs 14. Threads: 12 vs 14. Max boost: 5.4 GHz vs 5.2 GHz. Sockets: AM5 vs FCLGA1851.

  • Ryzen 5 9600X lists 6 cores and 12 threads while Core Ultra 5 245K lists 14 cores and 14 threads.
  • Ryzen 5 9600X lists Zen 5 architecture while Core Ultra 5 245K lists Arrow Lake architecture.
  • Ryzen 5 9600X lists 5.4 GHz maximum boost clock while Core Ultra 5 245K lists 5.2 GHz maximum boost clock.
  • Ryzen 5 9600X lists AM5 socket while Core Ultra 5 245K lists FCLGA1851 socket.
  • Ryzen 5 9600X publishes 65 W TDP while Core Ultra 5 245K publishes 125 W Processor base power.

What these figures can tell you

Core counts, clock speeds and published power figures do not establish application or gaming performance. Architecture, motherboard support, memory support and cooling requirements must be evaluated for the intended system.

Detailed CPU specifications

Zen 5
Architecture
Arrow Lake
6
Total cores
14
12
Threads
14
5.4 GHz
Maximum boost clock
5.2 GHz
6 MB
L2 cache
26 MB
32 MB
L3 cache
24 MB
AM5
Socket
FCLGA1851
DDR5
Memory types
Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s
2
Memory channels
2
256 GB
Maximum memory
256 GB
PCIe 5.0
PCIe generation
5.0 and 4.0
28
PCIe lanes
24
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Integrated graphics
Intel® Graphics
65 W TDP
Published power
125 W Processor base power

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Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 245K

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Intel Core Ultra 5 245K boxed processor

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Sources and verification

Specifications for AMD Ryzen™ 5 9600X were checked against the official manufacturer sources listed here. Last verified .

Values are manufacturer-published specifications and may change after a manufacturer revision.

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Sources and verification

Specifications for Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 245K were checked against the official manufacturer sources listed here. Last verified .

Values are manufacturer-published specifications and may change after a manufacturer revision.