Intel Core Ultra 5 245K vs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 83 84
Cores 14 8
Threads 14 16
Top speed 5.2 GHz 5.5 GHz
Rated power 125 W 65 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242024
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K better than the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X scores 84 and the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K 83.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X.