The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K wins due to 24 cores at 125W TDP and $589 MSRP versus the Ryzen 9 9950X's 16 cores at 170W and $649 (per manufacturer specs). AMD's 64MB L3 cache and 32 threads provide advantages in specific cache-sensitive or heavily threaded tasks. Intel's integrated graphics further differentiate it for builds without discrete GPUs.