AMD maintains dominance over Intel in latest Geekbench 6 reports
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Geekbench has a wealth of data available to it, one of the tools we also use in our CPU tests. It provides a base score used to compare various processors against each other, gauging the performance difference. With it updating its own ranking and charts, we can examine some of the definitive best CPUs available in terms of single- and multi-core performance.
It might not be a surprise, just looking at the reviews and performance of both companies’ recent releases. With AMD’s AM5 platform and its X3D CPUs, especially, showcasing great performance across the board, it’s no surprise that they lead at the top.
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What’s more surprising is Intel falling as far below. But considering its latest Arrow Lake-S release was rather underwhelming and the previous generation was plagued with instability issues, Intel has fallen out of favor. With all that, it’s no surprise that Geekbench’s charts are full of AMD at the top.
AMD’s improvements in multicore workloads as Intel resets
Breaking down the charts into the two tests of single and multicore performance, there is a bit of a divide. In the former, the top eight is purely made up of AMD’s latest 9000 series, as even the lowest 9600 beats out Intel’s 13900KS in performance. Crucially, though, the Core Ultra CPUs do seem to be missing from the chart and might have made more of an impact.
Looking at the multi-core charts, it’s a bit more of a mixed bag, as the 9950X3D does manage to hold its own at the top of the leaderboard, but Intel does manage to break up the rest of the pack. Just below the third place, 9950X, you have the 13900KS and 14900KF from the top of Intel’s old lineups.
Considering AMD was usually a more game-focused option, and its workload performance was lacking, its new chips have overcome that, as we found in our own 9950X review. But also, it changed the layout of its X3D chips, allowing those to be overclocked and become more than just gaming-focused chips, as its top 9950X3D option tops both charts to become the top CPU out there.
Even though AMD might be a fan favorite, competition is always good to have, or manufacturers might get complacent. So we can hope Intel builds off its Core Ultra 200 reset and has something new and improved coming. Especially if the CEO of Products actually lets the new CPUs get made, considering their shift in production mentality.
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