AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Apple M3 Ultra
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (97/100)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Apple M3 Ultra (94/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2:
- + Higher Performance score (95 vs 89)
Why choose Apple M3 Ultra:
- + Higher Efficiency score (84 vs 76)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 76.0 Good | 84.0 Very Good WINNER |
| Performance | 95.0 Excellent WINNER | 89.0 Very Good |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.3 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 64MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 192MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 43x | 40x |
| P-Cores | 16 | 24 |
| P-Threads | 32 | 24 |
| Total Cores | 16 | 32 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 32 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 2.75 GHz |
| E-Cores | — | 8 |
| E-Threads | — | 8 |
Cinebench
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 10459 | — |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 558 | — |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 90.2 images/sec | 63.2 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 240.9 Klines/sec | 319.2 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 2030 MB/sec | 2690 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 460.9 pages/sec | 819.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 570.9 Mpixels/sec | 701.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 160.1 images/sec | 190.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 56.9 Mpixels/sec | 61.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 361 pages/sec | 327.5 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Apple M3 |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| Model number | 9950X3D2 | — |
| Released | March 26, 2026 | March 5, 2025 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Vendor | Amd | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 819.3 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 64 |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | - LPDDR5-6400 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page | — |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | — |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | — |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 270 W | — |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 100°C |
| Socket | AM5 | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 200 W | 140 W |
| Transistors | — | 184 billions |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 3.74 PPW | 5.13 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.6 PPW | 19.7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 135.6 PPW | 200.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 363.9 PPW | 520.4 PPW |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 2 | 1280 |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics | Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) |
| ROPs | 4 | 320 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 10240 |
| TGP | 15 W | 140 W |
| TMUs | 8 | 640 |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | — | 1076.9 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | — | 49.4 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | — | 55.1B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | — | 1063M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | — | 183.5 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | — | 181.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | — | 8863 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | — | 123.1M Strings/sec |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Date | — | Benchmark |
| 📘 2025-03-16(Tyler) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-03-17(Luigi9212) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-08-13(Losito) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
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