AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 332

[ VERDICT ] Winner: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (97/100)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Intel Core Ultra 5 332 (54/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2:
  • + Higher Performance score (95 vs 71)
Why choose Intel Core Ultra 5 332:
  • + Higher Efficiency score (82 vs 76)
[ WINNER ]
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

97/100
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Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 5 332

54/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Efficiency 76.0 Good 82.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 95.0 Excellent WINNER 71.0 Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Base Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) —
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 192MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Multiplier 43x 25x
P-Cores 16 2
P-Threads 32 2
Total Cores 16 6
Total Threads 32 6
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No
Base Frequency (E) — 1.9 GHz
E-Cores — 4
E-Threads — 4
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 3.3 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 10459 —
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 558 —

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Background blur 90.2 images/sec 39.4 images/sec
Clang compilation 240.9 Klines/sec 50 Klines/sec
File compression 2030 MB/sec 762.5 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 460.9 pages/sec 190.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 570.9 Mpixels/sec 234.4 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing 160.1 images/sec 78.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 56.9 Mpixels/sec 10.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 361 pages/sec 268 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Panther Lake
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Model number 9950X3D2 332
Released March 26, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Desktop Laptop
Vendor Amd Intel

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
ECC Support Yes No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5X-7467- DDR5-6400

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page Intel Core Ultra 5 332 official page
PCI Express Lanes 28 12
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Fabrication Process 4 nm 2 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 270 W 55 W
Peak Temperature 95°C 100°C
Socket AM5 FCBGA2540
TDP (PL1) 200 W 12-25 W (configurable)

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Blender / Watt 3.74 PPW —
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.6 PPW 22.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 135.6 PPW 319.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 363.9 PPW 599.5 PPW

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Execution Units 2 4
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2300 MHz
Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
ROPs 4 8
Shading Units 128 256
TGP 15 W 25 W
TMUs 8 16

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra 5 332
Data compression — 142.3 MBytes/sec
Data encryption — 10.7 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions — 12.8B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers — 117M Primes/sec
Floating point math — 41.2 GOps/sec
Integer math — 30.9 GOps/sec
Physics — 1289 Frames/sec
Random string sorting — 17.3M Strings/sec

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