Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

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 9950X3D2 with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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)

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Currency
VS
136.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
26.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 9950X3D2 and Plus
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
  • More powerful Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 2 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Around 25.6 GB/s (29%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
  • Has 156 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.6 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 595 558
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 9722 10459
Cinebench Scores (4th and 3rd place)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 2000 MB/sec 2030 MB/sec
Clang compilation 297.3 Klines/sec 240.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 635.2 pages/sec 460.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 716 Mpixels/sec 570.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 447.5 pages/sec 361 pages/sec
Background blur 116 images/sec 90.2 images/sec
Photo processing 210.5 images/sec 160.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 59 Mpixels/sec 56.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 175.8 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 229.2 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 612M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 96.8M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 59 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 803 MBytes/sec -
Physics 4038 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 63.4B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3]1837 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 19.9 PPW 12.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 219.2 PPW 135.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 547.7 PPW 363.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 4.92 PPW 3.74 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-12 (coolguy)Cinebench 20260 / 8872
📘 2026-06-25 (Adnan)Cinebench 2024144 / 2490
📘 2026-06-13 (sparehobos)Cinebench 2024147 / 2614
📘 2026-04-11 (Daniel Comeau)Cinebench 2026568 / 8929
📘 2026-04-07 (IdiotStick)Cinebench 2026595 / 9722
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released March 12, 2026 March 26, 2026
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 270K+ 9950X3D2
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Radeon Graphics
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X -
Intel CPU rating (#1st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 16
P-Threads 8 32
Base Frequency (P) 3.7 GHz 4.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 16 -
E-Threads 16 -
Base Frequency (E) 3.2 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.7 GHz -
Total
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) 192MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors 17.8 billions -
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 200 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 270 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 AM5
Peak Temperature 105°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (2nd and 3rd 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
2 TFLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-7200 - DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 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 9950X3D2 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 28

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 or Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus?
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Trvthnvke April 14, 2026 at 03:41 AM
The Geekbench result is marked invalid. Might want to consider using a GB 6.7 result.
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soul reaper🌹 April 12, 2026 at 08:04 PM
If ultra 7 is beating ryzen 9 in multi-core with this difference then imagine upcoming ultra 9🥶
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Phenro April 13, 2026 at 05:11 AM
By the way, this performance is coming because of something Intel BOT... It's helping it get massive performance buffs, but geekbench is considering it cheating
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Ryzen 9 April 25, 2026 at 10:13 AM
ryzen 9950x3d2 is better at passmark test
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İntel destroyer May 8, 2026 at 03:18 PM
This processor is actually the same as the Ultra 9 285k. They just changed the name and lowered the price when they couldn't sell it.
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spark May 11, 2026 at 07:09 PM
İntel destroyer, the fabric is faster, and memory support for 7200 is default.
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