AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 355

[ 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 7 355 (60/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

97/100

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Intel

Intel Core Ultra 7 355

60/100

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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 7 355
Efficiency	76.0 Good	82.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance	95.0 Excellent WINNER	75.0 Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Intel Core Ultra 7 355
Base Frequency (P)	4.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus Frequency	100 MHz	100 MHz
L1 Cache	80K (per core)	—
L2 Cache	1MB (per core)	2MB (shared)
L3 Cache	192MB (shared)	12MB (shared)
Multiplier	43x	23x
P-Cores	16	4
P-Threads	32	4
Total Cores	16	8
Total Threads	32	8
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	5.6 GHz	4.7 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier	Yes	No
Base Frequency (E)	—	1.7 GHz
E-Cores	—	4
E-Threads	—	4
Turbo Boost Frequency (E)	—	3.5 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Intel Core Ultra 7 355
Cinebench 2026 (Multi)	10459	—
Cinebench 2026 (Single)	558	—

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Intel Core Ultra 7 355
Background blur	90.2 images/sec	50.3 images/sec
Clang compilation	240.9 Klines/sec	74.6 Klines/sec
File compression	2030 MB/sec	1050 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser	460.9 pages/sec	264 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	570.9 Mpixels/sec	293.7 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing	160.1 images/sec	122.1 images/sec
Ray tracing	56.9 Mpixels/sec	15.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	361 pages/sec	293.2 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Intel Core Ultra 7 355
Codename	Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)	Panther Lake
Instruction Set	x86-64	x86-64
Integrated GPU	Radeon Graphics	Xe3 Graphics
Model number	9950X3D2	355
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 7 355
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 7 355
Official Site	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page	Intel Core Ultra 7 355 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 7 355
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	15-25 W (configurable)

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Intel Core Ultra 7 355
Blender / Watt	3.74 PPW	6.06 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt	12.6 PPW	30.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	135.6 PPW	456.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	363.9 PPW	810.4 PPW

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Intel Core Ultra 7 355
Execution Units	2	4
GPU Base Clock	400 MHz	300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	2200 MHz	2500 MHz
Integrated Graphics	Radeon Graphics	Intel Xe3 Graphics
ROPs	4	16
Shading Units	128	512
TGP	15 W	25 W
TMUs	8	32

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Intel Core Ultra 7 355
Data compression	—	186.1 MBytes/sec
Data encryption	—	14.8 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions	—	17.2B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers	—	187M Primes/sec
Floating point math	—	60.1 GOps/sec
Integer math	—	43.9 GOps/sec
Physics	—	1901 Frames/sec
Random string sorting	—	23.5M Strings/sec

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