AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Intel Core Ultra X9 378H

[ 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 X9 378H (75/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

97/100
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Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
Intel

Intel Core Ultra X9 378H

75/100
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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 X9 378H
Efficiency 76.0 Good 84.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 95.0 Excellent WINNER 83.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
Base Frequency (P) 4.3 GHz 2.0 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 1MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 192MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Multiplier 43x 20x
P-Cores 16 4
P-Threads 32 4
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 32 16
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.6 GHz 5 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No
Base Frequency (E) — 1.6 GHz
E-Cores — 12
E-Threads — 12
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) — 3.8 GHz

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 10459 5201
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 558 535

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
Background blur 90.2 images/sec —
Clang compilation 240.9 Klines/sec —
File compression 2030 MB/sec —
HTML 5 Browser 460.9 pages/sec —
PDF Renderer 570.9 Mpixels/sec —
Photo processing 160.1 images/sec —
Ray tracing 56.9 Mpixels/sec —
Text processing 361 pages/sec —

General

General specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Panther Lake
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics Arc B390
Model number 9950X3D2 388H
Released March 26, 2026 May 13, 2026
Type Desktop Laptop
Vendor Amd Intel

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
ECC Support Yes No
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Memory Types - DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5X-9600

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
Official Site AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page Intel Core Ultra X9 378H 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 X9 378H
Fabrication Process 4 nm 2 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 270 W 80 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 X9 378H
Blender / Watt 3.74 PPW —
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 12.6 PPW 52.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 135.6 PPW 659.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 363.9 PPW 1531.9 PPW

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
Execution Units 2 12
GPU Base Clock 400 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2200 MHz 2500 MHz
Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Intel Arc B390
ROPs 4 24
Shading Units 128 1536
TGP 15 W 30 W
TMUs 8 48

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
Data compression — 386.6 MBytes/sec
Data encryption — 29.8 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions — 31.3B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers — 357M Primes/sec
Floating point math — 114.5 GOps/sec
Integer math — 92.6 GOps/sec
Physics — 3404 Frames/sec
Random string sorting — 44.6M Strings/sec

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