AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D is the newer option out these two CPUs, launching on March 11, 2025 for a list price of $700. The Core Ultra 9 285K released on October 24, 2024 for a list price of $600.

AMD and Intel use slightly different numbers for power, but the Core i9-14900K still sucks down more watts. The Ryzen 9 9950X tops out at 170 watts, while the Core i9-14900K can climb up to 253W.

AMD is back to challenge Intel for the PC gaming crown. The new Ryzen 9 7950X3D closes the gap with Intel’s Core i9-13900K. AMD has caught up to Intel but not blown past.

AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D desktop CPU is expected to launch in Q1 2025. (Image credit: AMD) The Ryzen 9 9950X3D is headed our way with 16 cores, 32 threads, and 144MB of total cache space.

AMD still has a slight lead here, though, with the Ryzen 9 7950X coming with 80MB of total cache. AMD focuses that cache more in L3, as the Core i9-13900K has twice the L2 cache as AMD’s part.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX APU is proving to be an exceptional piece of engineering. Not only does it stand up to the powerful Intel Core i9-13980HX and i9-13950HX mobile processors, but it's also ...

AMD’s Ryzen 9 7900X wipes the floor with Intel’s Core i9 12900K in most of the creator tasks I threw at it. The only exception was PugetBench for Premiere Pro, where Intel holds a clear advantage.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is that new chip, sporting a total of 144MB of L2+L3 cache, 16 cores of Zen 4 processing power, with 32 threads, and a boost clock of 5.4GHz.

The Ryzen 9 9950X is all-powerful if you can keep it cool, while the 9900X is cheaper and competes with Intel's Core i9-14900K. Whichever is right for you depends entirely on your software suite.

At 376W, the Ryzen 9 7950X is quite power hungry with its 170W TDP seeing it use over 150W more power under load than the Ryzen 9 5950X and also more than the Core i9-12900K. However, in Eco Modes ...

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Intel Core i9 13900KS – Price Price, alongside performance, is an absolutely vital factor in deciding what tech to buy. AMD confirmed it will have an MSRP of $699.

Ultimately, though, AMD has also answered the critics of this CPU, which has proven itself to be second only to the Ryzen 9 7950X and Core i9-13900K in content creation and often not that far ...