AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (97/100)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) (61/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 76.0 Good | 89.0 Very Good WINNER |
| Performance | 95.0 Excellent WINNER | 66.0 Average |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 288K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 12MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 192MB (shared) | 6MB (shared) |
| Multiplier | 43x | 34x |
| P-Cores | 16 | 10 |
| P-Threads | 32 | 10 |
| Total Cores | 16 | 10 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 10 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Cinebench
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 10459 | — |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 558 | — |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 90.2 images/sec | — |
| Clang compilation | 240.9 Klines/sec | — |
| File compression | 2030 MB/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 460.9 pages/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 570.9 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Photo processing | 160.1 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 56.9 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Text processing | 361 pages/sec | — |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Snapdragon X |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics | Adreno X1-85 |
| Model number | 9950X3D2 | X1P-66-100 |
| Released | March 26, 2026 | September 4, 2024 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd | Qualcomm |
| Apple Equivalent | — | -Apple M3 |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 135.2 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | - LPDDR5X-8448 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) official page |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 12 |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 270 W | — |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | — |
| Socket | AM5 | Custom |
| TDP (PL1) | 200 W | 35 W |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 3.74 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.6 PPW | 23.6 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 135.6 PPW | 385.7 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 363.9 PPW | 611.4 PPW |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 2 | 6 |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics | Adreno X1-85 |
| ROPs | 4 | 48 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 1536 |
| TGP | 15 W | 30 W |
| TMUs | 8 | 96 |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-66-100) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | — | 210.7 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | — | 13.1 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | — | 14.5B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | — | 266M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | — | 81.3 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | — | 53.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | — | 1789 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | — | 30.9M Strings/sec |
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