Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
98
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93
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We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus with 24-cores against the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
- More powerful Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 2 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
- Has 8 more physical cores
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-7200 RAM
- Around 25.6 GB/s (29%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More than 10° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- Has 92 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.7 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 595 | 753 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 9722 | 9861 |
Cinebench Scores (4th and 6th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 2000 MB/sec | 1800 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 297.3 Klines/sec | 241.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 635.2 pages/sec | 392.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 716 Mpixels/sec | 624.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 447.5 pages/sec | 357.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 116 images/sec | 81.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 210.5 images/sec | 143.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 59 Mpixels/sec | 55.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 175.8 GOps/sec | 242.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 229.2 GOps/sec | 159.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 612M Primes/sec | 609M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 96.8M Strings/sec | 95.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 59 GBytes/sec | 44.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 803 MBytes/sec | 905.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 4038 Frames/sec | 5662 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 63.4B Matrices/sec | 72.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 19.9 PPW | 14.4 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 219.2 PPW | 132.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 547.7 PPW | 412.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 4.92 PPW | 3.63 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-12 (coolguy) | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 8872 |
| 📘 2026-06-25 (Adnan) | Cinebench 2024 | 144 / 2490 |
| 📘 2026-06-13 (sparehobos) | Cinebench 2024 | 147 / 2614 |
| 📘 2026-04-11 (Daniel Comeau) | Cinebench 2026 | 568 / 8929 |
| 📘 2026-04-07 (IdiotStick) | Cinebench 2026 | 595 / 9722 |
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-01 (Soutajupe) | Cinebench 2024 | 146 / 2634 |
| 📘 2026-08-02 (Naragan) | Cinebench 2024 | 143 / 2632 |
| 📘 2026-08-02 (Naragan) | Cinebench 2026 | 794 / 10890 |
| 📘 2026-08-02 (Naragan) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3553 / 25131 |
| 📘 2026-07-10 (omecha) | Cinebench 2026 | 753 / 9861 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3DGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | March 12, 2026 | January 7, 2025 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | 270K+ | 9950X3D |
| Integrated GPU | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Radeon Graphics |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | - |
Intel CPU rating (#1st place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#2nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 16 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | 16 | - |
| E-Threads | 16 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 3.2 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.7 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 24 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 37x | 43x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 36MB (shared) | 128MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 17.8 billions | - |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 170 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 250 W | 230 W |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 105°C | 95°C |
Desktop CPU ranking (2nd and 5th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Radeon Graphics |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 2 |
| TGP | 14 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-7200 | - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 115.2 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus official page | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 28 |
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