Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 265, vs AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
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 7 265
2156
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
2155
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
28684
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
35872
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
131
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
129
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
1519
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
2058
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
4714
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
49003
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
n/a
Integer Math139.9 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math174.3 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search412 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort61.5 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption39.2 GB/sn/a
Data Compression500.2 MB/sn/a
Physics3128 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions384 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
2992
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
3230
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
19813
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
19563
File Compression1350 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation172.4 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser416.8 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering560.4 MP/secn/a
Text Processing337.1 pages/sn/a
Background Blur88.5 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing158.7 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing41.1 MP/secn/a

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
338.98
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
n/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 304.8 PPW 260.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 753.9 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 23.4 PPW 27.4 PPW
Blender / W 5.22 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer Intel AMD
Announced December, 18, 2024 January, 7, 2025
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Fire Range)
Model number 265 9955HX
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Radeon 610M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 16
Threads 8 32
Frequency 2.4 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores12n/a
Threads12n/a
Frequency1.8 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count2016
Threads count2032
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier24x25x
L1 cache192 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 55-75 W
Max TDP (Boost) 182 W 101 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FL1
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR5-5600
Max Size 256 GB 96 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 28
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, AVX-VNNI, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: CFET, EIST, TBMT 3.0, TBT 2.0, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x
- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro
n/a

Results

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