AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
2073
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
2309
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
23334
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
37278
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
132
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
135
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
1322
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
2004
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
4434
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
40068
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
n/a
Integer Math116.8 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math79.5 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search426 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort48.7 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption22.2 GB/sn/a
Data Compression468.5 MB/sn/a
Physics4093 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions388 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
3315
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
3206
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
18350
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
21779
File Compression1730 MB/s1610 MB/s
Clang Compilation140.3 KLines/s192.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser356.9 pages/s481.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering509 MP/sec600.3 MP/sec
Text Processing337 pages/s342.1 pages/s
Background Blur90.4 frames/s96.8 frames/s
Photo Processing135.2 frames/s172.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing29.1 MP/sec41.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
321.39
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
460.38

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 152.9 PPW 174.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 333.9 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 11 PPW 16 PPW
Blender / W 2.68 PPW 3.68 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer AMD Intel
Announced October, 31, 2024 October, 11, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Arrow Lake
Model number n/a 265KF
Integrated GPU Radeon Graphics No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 8
Frequency 4.7 GHz 3.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Coresn/a12
Threadsn/a12
Frequencyn/a3.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a4.6 GHz
General
Cores count820
Threads count1620
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier47x39x
L1 cache80 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core3000 KB/core
L3 Cache96 MB total30 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 120 W 125 W
Max TDP (Boost) 162 W 250 W
Socket AM5 FCLGA-1851
Critical temp. 95 °C 105 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-5600 DDR5-6400
Max Size 192 GB 192 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 24

Results

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Survey

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4 (80%)
Total Votes: 5

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