Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Nov 2019
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake
Zen 2
Processor Number
250K+
3960X
Integrated Graphics
Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
23.5 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
7 nm
Socket
FCLGA-1851
sTRX4
Power Consumption
125 W
280 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
159 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
68 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
24
Performance Core Threads
6
48
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
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Efficiency Core Threads
12
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
18
24
Total Thread Count
18
48
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
42
38x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
128 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-7200
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
115.2 GB/s
95.37 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Yes
Max Memory Size
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256 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1900 MHz
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Shader Units
512
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Texture Units
32
—
Raster Operation Units
16
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Execution Units
64
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Power Consumption
14
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
24
64
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,319
1,307
Cinebench R23
28,965
34,932
Geekbench 6
3,231
1,698
Geekbench 6
21,067
13,003
Cinebench 2024
141
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Cinebench 2024
1,680
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Cinebench 2026
7,413
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Passmark CPU
4,904
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Passmark CPU
52,031
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.