The 9950X is also extremely efficient compared to Intel's 14900K and even the newer Core Ultra 9 285K, delivering around 28 percent better performance in a Handbrake H.265 transcode test than the ...

The Ryzen 9 9950X has 16 cores and 32 threads. Although the M4 Pro's scores are impressive, the M4 Max is even faster. The chip notched up 4,060 points in the single-core test and a whopping ...

TL;DR: Apple's new M4 Max processor outperforms Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K and AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X in Geekbench 6 single-core benchmarks, despite having fewer cores and lower clock speed.

While AMD's latest Ryzen 9000 Series CPUs didn't receive the best reception from gamers and enthusiasts, the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X remains one of the best CPUs for gaming and content creation.