Intel Core Ultra 5 225 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 5 225 with 10 cores 3.3GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with 16 cores 4.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 225 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 82.3GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 170W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.3GHz vs 3.3GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 20MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
2079
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+7%
2240
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
17059
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+148%
42369
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
2791
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+24%
3473
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
14010
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+60%
22539
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
125
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+13%
142
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
940
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+160%
2448
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
4490
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+5%
4731
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 5 225
31742
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
+120%
70009
General Parameters
Dec 2024
Release Date
Mar 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
225
Processor Number
9950X3D
FCLGA-1851
Socket
AM5
Arc Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
17.8 billions
Transistor Count
16.6 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
170 W
121 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
243 mm²
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
32
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Total Core Count
16
10
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
33
Multiplier
43
192 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
20 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
256 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
82.3 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Shader Units
128
-
Texture Units
8
-
Raster Operation Units
4
-
Execution Units
2
-
Power Consumption
15
-
Graphics Performance
0.6 TFLOPS
