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Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

vs

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

More Total Cores: 18 (18 vs 12)
Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs TSMC 7nm FinFET)
Higher Memory Type: DDR5-7200 (DDR5-7200 vs DDR4)
Newer Launch Date: March 2026 (March 2026 vs July 2019)

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Larger L3 Cache: 64MB (30 MB shared vs 64MB)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

AMD

March 2026

Launch Date

July 2019

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

250K+

Model Name

Arrow Lake

Code Name

Matisse

OS Support

Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

Basic Frequency

3.8GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Up to 4.6GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency

5.3 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

192 K per core

L1 Cache

768KB

3 MB per core

L2 Cache

6MB

30 MB shared

L3 Cache

64MB

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

FCLGA-1851

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AM4

Multiplier

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

3 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

TSMC 7nm FinFET

TDP

105W

105 °C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

95°C

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe 4.0 x16

5.0

PCIe Version

PCI Express is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard used for connecting high-speed components, replacing older standards such as AGP, PCI, and PCI-X. It has gone through multiple revisions and improvements since its initial release. PCIe 1.0 was first introduced in 2002, and in order to meet the growing demand for higher bandwidth, subsequent versions have been released over time.

x86-64

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

17.8 billions

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

DDR5-7200

Memory Type

DDR4

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

Up to 3200MT/s

115.2 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

Yes

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

Intel® Graphics

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Discrete Graphics Card Required

1900 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

300 MHz

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

Execution Units