The new processor is a souped-up version of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. It's called the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, and although it shares the same architecture and central specs as the ori

Single-thread performance narrows the gap far further. Intel’s processor scores about 4,926, slightly ahead of the Ryzen 9 7950X at roughly 4,876, which matters for everyday desktop workloads that don’t scale cleanly across dozens of threads.

AMD's refreshed Ryzen 7 9850X3D is up to 27% faster than Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K: up to 48% faster in Counter-Strike 2, and 32% faster in Cyberpunk 2077.

Due to a revised transistor architecture and enhanced power efficiency, Intel claims the Core Ultra Series 3 processors outperform Lunar Lake predecessors by 60%. Intel president of PC products Jim Johnson stated,

AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) gaining ground on Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) in PC gaming market, boosted by AI strategy and optimistic investor sentiment.

Intel launches Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” on 18A at CES 2026, widening from laptops to edge AI as Qualcomm and AMD sharpen their pitches.

AMD has announced the Ryzen AI 400 series, a new lineup of processors that will be available for both laptops and desktop PCs. Unveiled during the company’s CES keynote, the series introduces modest updates for mobile systems while delivering a major platform expansion by bringing AI-enabled APUs to the desktop AM5