AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
[ 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 7 155H (57/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 76.0 Good WINNER | 63.0 Average |
| Performance | 95.0 Excellent WINNER | 66.0 Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.3 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 112K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 192MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Multiplier | 43x | 14x |
| P-Cores | 16 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Total Cores | 16 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 22 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 0.9 GHz |
| E-Cores | — | 10 |
| E-Threads | — | 10 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | — | 3.8 GHz |
Cinebench
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 10459 | 3749 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 558 | 544 |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 90.2 images/sec | 49.2 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 240.9 Klines/sec | 100.8 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 2030 MB/sec | 1220 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 460.9 pages/sec | 270.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 570.9 Mpixels/sec | 356.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 160.1 images/sec | 117.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 56.9 Mpixels/sec | 19.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 361 pages/sec | 243.4 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Meteor Lake |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Model number | 9950X3D2 | 155H |
| Released | March 26, 2026 | December 14, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd | Intel |
| AMD Equivalent | — | -AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS |
| Successor | — | -Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | - LPDDR5-7467- LPDDR5x-7467- DDR5-5600 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 28 |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Technologies | — | - Compute: ABM, ADX, AI Boost NPU 3, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA, VNNI- Performance: EIST, TBT 2.0, TBT 3.0, TSX- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x- Security: RDRAND, TXT, XD bit, vPro |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 270 W | 115 W |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 110°C |
| Socket | AM5 | FCBGA-2049 |
| TDP (PL1) | 200 W | 20-65 W (configurable) |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 3.74 PPW | 2.65 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.6 PPW | 14.7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 135.6 PPW | 192.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 363.9 PPW | 377.1 PPW |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 2 | 128 |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| ROPs | 4 | 32 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 1024 |
| TGP | 15 W | 28 W |
| TMUs | 8 | 64 |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | — | 273.8 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | — | 16.1 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | — | 16.2B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | — | 113M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | — | 62.5 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | — | 85.8 GOps/sec |
| Physics | — | 1701 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | — | 31.6M Strings/sec |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|---|
| Date | — | Benchmark |
| 📘 2025-03-31(Symb) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-05-16(Chatrn) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-05-27(-) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-06-25(Tarekcoupe) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-07-25(Aya) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-11-08(Anuj) | — | GeekBench |
| 📘 2026-01-15(Ak-Dev) | — | GeekBench |
| 📘 2026-02-22(Alex Paulino) | — | Cinebench 2026 |
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