What's the best choice AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition or Intel Xeon Gold 6248? Which processor is faster?
Compare the available specifications of these models.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition has a base frequency of 4.3 GHz. 16 / 32 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 200 W. Released in 2026-04-22.
Intel Xeon Gold 6248 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 20 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 150 W. Released in Q2/2019.
Reasons to consider Higher clock speed
Around 72% better clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed
Around 44% higher specified turbo frequency
Reasons to consider More number of cores
4 more cores
Lower stated TDP / base power
Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6248 and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition and Intel Xeon Gold 6248 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition and Intel Xeon Gold 6248, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.