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Ryzen 9 9950X vs Core Ultra 5 245K

Ryzen 9 9950X scores higher overall and wins 3 of 5 areas, but Core Ultra 5 245K still wins 1.

Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD · Aug 2024

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53 / 100 spec score

Higher overall

Area by area

Ryzen 9 9950XCore Ultra 5 245K
Multi-core potentialRyzen 9 9950X leads8043
Single-core potentialRyzen 9 9950X leads8469
CacheRyzen 9 9950X leads4713
EfficiencyCore Ultra 5 245K leads029
AI acceleration—26

Why pick Ryzen 9 9950X

  • L3 / shared cache: 64 MB vs 24 MB
  • Threads: 32 vs 14
  • Cores: 16 vs 14
  • Max boost: 5.7 GHz vs 5.2 GHz

16 cores, 32 threads

Why pick Core Ultra 5 245K

  • Base power (TDP): 125 W vs 170 W

14 cores

Tiebreaker

What matters to you?

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Your pick

Ryzen 9 9950X

Scores 52 vs 36 on your weighting.

  1. Ryzen 9 9950X52
  2. Core Ultra 5 245K36

If Efficiency mattered a bit more to you, Core Ultra 5 245K would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Ryzen 9 9950XCore Ultra 5 245K
SegmentDesktopDesktop
ArchitectureZen 5Arrow Lake-S
SocketAM5LGA 1851
ProcessTSMC N4PTSMC N3B
Cores & clocks
Ryzen 9 9950XCore Ultra 5 245K
Cores1614
Threads3214
Core layout16 Zen 56 P-cores + 8 E-cores
Base clock4.3 GHz4.2 GHz
Max boost5.7 GHz5.2 GHz
Cache & memory
Ryzen 9 9950XCore Ultra 5 245K
L3 / shared cache64 MB24 MB
Memory supportDDR5-5600DDR5-6400
Power & graphics
Ryzen 9 9950XCore Ultra 5 245K
Base power (TDP)170 W125 W
Integrated graphicsAMD Radeon (2 CU)Intel Graphics (4 Xe cores)
NPU—13 TOPS

Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.