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Ryzen 9 9950X vs Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

Ryzen 9 9950X scores higher overall and wins 3 of 5 areas, but Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 still wins 0.

Ryzen 9 9950X

AMD · Aug 2024

Price not listed

53 / 100 spec score

Higher overall

Area by area

Ryzen 9 9950XSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Multi-core potentialRyzen 9 9950X leads8017
Single-core potentialRyzen 9 9950X leads8412
CacheRyzen 9 9950X leads4718
Efficiency0—
AI acceleration—90

Why pick Ryzen 9 9950X

  • Threads: 32 vs 8
  • L3 / shared cache: 64 MB vs 30 MB
  • Cores: 16 vs 8
  • Max boost: 5.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz

16 cores, 32 threads

Why pick Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100

No clear spec advantages.

45 TOPS NPU

Tiebreaker

What matters to you?

Set how much each area matters. The verdict updates instantly and stays on your device.

Your pick

Ryzen 9 9950X

Scores 52 vs 37 on your weighting.

  1. Ryzen 9 9950X52
  2. Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-10037

If Efficiency mattered a bit more to you, Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 would draw level.

Full specifications

Overview
Ryzen 9 9950XSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
SegmentDesktopLaptop
ArchitectureZen 5Oryon
SocketAM5SoC
ProcessTSMC N4PTSMC N4
Cores & clocks
Ryzen 9 9950XSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Cores168
Threads328
Core layout16 Zen 58 Oryon
Base clock4.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Max boost5.7 GHz3.4 GHz
Cache & memory
Ryzen 9 9950XSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
L3 / shared cache64 MB30 MB
Memory supportDDR5-5600LPDDR5X-8448
Power & graphics
Ryzen 9 9950XSnapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100
Base power (TDP)170 W—
Integrated graphicsAMD Radeon (2 CU)Qualcomm Adreno
NPU—45 TOPS

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