Intel Core Ultra 5 245K vs AMD Ryzen 5 8600G

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 5 245K, vs AMD Ryzen 5 8600G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 5 245K and AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
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)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
2118
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
1782
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
25085
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
13628
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
136
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
107
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
1518
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
788
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
4708
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
3879
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
43597
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
25347
Integer Math98.8 GOps/s77.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math131.1 GOps/s48 GOps/s
Prime Number Search423 M primes/s97 M primes/s
Random String Sort56 M strings/s35 M strings/s
Data Encryption33.5 GB/s17.2 GB/s
Data Compression462.2 MB/s294.2 MB/s
Physics3394 frames/s1462 frames/s
Extended Instructions379 M matrices/s226 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
2981
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
2727
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
17863
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
12463
File Compression1370 MB/s1270 MB/s
Clang Compilation144.3 KLines/s85.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser404.1 pages/s269.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering470.1 MP/sec330.3 MP/sec
Text Processing338.3 pages/s284 pages/s
Background Blur86.2 frames/s60.9 frames/s
Photo Processing150.7 frames/s109.2 frames/s
Ray Tracing30.1 MP/sec18.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
322.18
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
173.33

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 142.9 PPW 191.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 348.8 PPW 390 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 12.1 PPW 12.1 PPW
Blender / W 2.58 PPW 2.67 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced October, 11, 2024 January, 8, 2024
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Model number 245K n/a
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Radeon 760M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 6 12
Frequency 4.2 GHz 4.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores8n/a
Threads8n/a
Frequency3.6 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count146
Threads count1412
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier42x43x
L1 cache112 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Transistor count 17.8 billion 25 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 125 W 45-65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 159 W 88 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 AM5
Critical temp. 105 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR5-5200
Max Size 192 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes Yes

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 20

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 5 245K the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

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1 (33.33%)
2 (66.67%)
Total Votes: 3

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