Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 131% to 353%, including 353% in Cinebench R23 multi (29,302 vs 6,468).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 1600 and the Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD

Ryzen 5 1600

6 cores65W TDP

Full Ryzen 5 1600 benchmarks →

Intel · Arrow Lake Refresh

Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF

18 cores125W TDP$199 MSRP2026

Full Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF benchmarks →

*Price sourced from Amazon.com. Price and availability subject to change.

Where to buy

A listing for each part; the current price and stock are on the retailer's page.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Ryzen 5 1600	Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF
cores	6	18
threads	12	18
p cores	—	6
e cores	—	12
base clock ghz	3.2	4.2
boost clock ghz	3.6	5.3
tdp w	65	125
memory bus	Dual-channel	—
l3 cache mb	16	—
process nm	14	3
socket	AMD Socket AM4	LGA 1851

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from Back2Gaming, Club386, GadgetVersus, TopCPU, MakeUseOf, CpuTronic, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic, Geekbench Browser, PassMark Software and HWBOT Community; each row links its sources, and where they differ the cell shows their median. Empty cells mean we don't yet have that benchmark on file for the SKU.

Benchmark	Ryzen 5 1600	Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF
Cinebench 2026 multi (higher is better) Source: Back2Gaming, Club386	—	7,426 points
Cinebench 2026 single (higher is better) Source: Back2Gaming, Club386	—	564 points
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, TopCPU, MakeUseOf, CpuTronic, Notebookcheck, Electronic Clinic	6,468 points	29,302 points
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, TopCPU, MakeUseOf, Notebookcheck	895 points	2,335 points
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, Club386, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser	5,162 points	21,542 points
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: GadgetVersus, Club386, CpuTronic, Geekbench Browser	1,081 points	3,362 points
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	12,253 points	47,259 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	2,063 points	—
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark Software	2,064 points	4,767 points
Y-cruncher 1B (lower is better) Source: HWBOT Community	—	14 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 1600 or the Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF?

The Intel Core Ultra 5 250KF is ahead of the Ryzen 5 1600 on all 6 shared benchmarks on file, by 131% to 353%, including 353% in Cinebench R23 multi (29,302 vs 6,468).