AMD is slowly turning into Intel of yesteryear as $501 32-thread Ryzen 9 7950X is just enough to beat 20-thread $270 Core Ultra 7 265KF β so what's going on? Latest from TechRadar in News By: waynewilliams@onmail.com (Wayne Williams) 2 January 2026 at 20:35 Intelβs Core Ultra 7 pricing exposes how AMDβs high end desktop CPUs now offer smaller performance gains despite far higher prices and power requirements.