AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X, vs Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 9700X and Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
2213
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
20228
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
138
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
139
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
1299
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
1853
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
4658
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
37223
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
n/a
Integer Math120.4 GOps/s131.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math79.1 GOps/s172.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search191 M primes/s434 M primes/s
Random String Sort47 M strings/s72.4 M strings/s
Data Encryption21.9 GB/s44.3 GB/s
Data Compression438 MB/s590.9 MB/s
Physics2244 frames/s3237 frames/s
Extended Instructions353 M matrices/s464 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
3331
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
17511
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
n/a
File Compression1650 MB/s1600 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.9 KLines/s211.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser323.7 pages/s485.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering501 MP/sec588 MP/sec
Text Processing351.5 pages/s400 pages/s
Background Blur88.2 frames/s95.2 frames/s
Photo Processing127.3 frames/s170.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.6 MP/sec39.7 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
300.7
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
432.15

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 269.4 PPW 171.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 572.7 PPW 429.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 20 PPW 14.8 PPW
Blender / W 4.63 PPW 3.46 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD Intel
Announced June, 3, 2024 March, 12, 2026
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Arrow Lake
Model number n/a 250K+
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 6
Frequency 3.8 GHz 4.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.5 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a12
Threadsn/a12
Frequencyn/a3.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a4.6 GHz
General
Cores count818
Threads count1618
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier38x42x
L1 cache80 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core3000 KB/core
L3 Cache32 MB total30 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 8.3 billion 17.8 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 142 W 159 W
Socket AM5 FCLGA-1851
Critical temp. 95 °C 105 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR5-7200
Max Size 192 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth n/a 115.2 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 24

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