CPU Comparison

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D

16C / 32T

4.3 - 5.7 GHz

TDP: 170W

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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

24C / 24T

3.7 - 5.7 GHz

TDP: 125W

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Benchmark Scores

C24

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D138

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K145

Difference: 5.1% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

C24

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2,380

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K2,416

Difference: 1.5% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2,256

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K2,349

Difference: 4.1% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D41,619

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K42,036

Difference: 1.0% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D3,399

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K3,219

Difference: 5.6% (AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D22,092

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K22,759

Difference: 3.0% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

4.3 GHz

Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

5.7 GHz

Boost Frequency

5.7 GHz

170 W

TDP

125 W

Socket

LGA 1851

Zen 5 con 3D V-Cache

Architecture

Arrow Lake (Lion Cove P + Skymont E)

Manufacturing

3nm (TSMC N3B)

2025

Release Year

2024

DDR5

Memory Support

DDR5-6400

192GB

Max Memory

256GB

PCIe Version

PCIe 5.0

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