AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16 cores 4.3GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 235T with 14 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 2.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 24MB)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T 's Advantages
Released 7 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 5.0)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 170W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+32%
3419
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
2577
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
+81%
21762
Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
12015
General Parameters
Jun 2024
Release Date
Jan 2025
Amd
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake-S
9950X
Processor Number
-
AM5
Socket
Intel Socket 1851
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 24EU
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Package
13.1 billions
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
170 W
Power Consumption
65 W
230 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
243 mm²
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
16
Performance Cores
6
32
Performance Core Threads
12
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
5.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
16
Total Core Count
14
32
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
43
Multiplier
22.0
80 K per core
L1 Cache
192 KB per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
24 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
192 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Shader Units
-
Texture Units
-
Raster Operation Units
-
2
Execution Units
-
Power Consumption
-
0 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
