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

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
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 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
140
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
2482
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
2600
PassMark
Integer Math174.7 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math226.9 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search612 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort95.7 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption58.4 GB/sn/a
Data Compression790.6 MB/sn/a
Physics4259 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions63 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
File Compression2000 MB/s2030 MB/s
Clang Compilation297.3 KLines/s240.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser635.2 pages/s460.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering716 MP/sec570.9 MP/sec
Text Processing447.5 pages/s361 pages/s
Background Blur116 frames/s90.2 frames/s
Photo Processing210.5 frames/s160.1 frames/s
Ray Tracing59 MP/sec56.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
615.2
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 219.2 PPW 121.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 545.7 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 19.9 PPW 13 PPW
Blender / W 4.92 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced March, 12, 2026 March, 26, 2026
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Model number 270K+ 9950X3D2
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Radeon Graphics

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 8 32
Frequency 3.7 GHz 4.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.7 GHz 5.6 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores16n/a
Threads16n/a
Frequency3.2 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.7 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2416
Threads count2432
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier37x43x
L1 cache192 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache36 MB total192 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 17.8 billion n/a
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 200 W
Max TDP (Boost) 250 W 270 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 AM5
Critical temp. 105 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-7200 DDR5-5600
Max Size 256 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes
Max memory bandwidth 115.2 GB 89.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 28

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