Ryzen 5 9600X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks (8% in PassMark Single Thread); the Ryzen 5 9600X takes 2 (8% in Cinebench R23 single).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the Ryzen 5 9600X and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K. Both released in 2024. MSRP range: $279 · $394. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

AMD · Zen 5

Ryzen 5 9600X

6 cores65W TDP$279 MSRP2024

Full Ryzen 5 9600X benchmarks →

Intel · Arrow Lake

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

125W TDP$394 MSRP2024

Full Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 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 9600X	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
cores	6	—
threads	12	20
p cores	—	8
e cores	—	12
boost clock ghz	5.4	5.5
tdp w	65	125
l3 cache mb	32	30
socket	AM5	LGA1851

Synthetic benchmarks

Each row says whether a higher or a lower number is better (ranks and times are lower-is-better). Scores come from NanoReview, StorageReview, WePC, Notebookcheck, TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, PCGamesN, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io, PassMark and Puget Systems; 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 9600X	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
Cinebench 2024 multi (higher is better) Source: NanoReview, StorageReview	—	2,009 pts
Cinebench 2024 single (higher is better) Source: NanoReview, StorageReview	—	137 pts
Cinebench R23 multi (higher is better) Source: WePC, Notebookcheck, TechPowerUp, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, PCGamesN	29,442 pts	35,850 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better) Source: WePC, Notebookcheck, TechPowerUp, StorageReview, Tom's Hardware, PCGamesN	2,192 pts	2,037 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better) Source: WePC, NanoReview, Tom's Hardware, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview, PCSpecs.io	14,869 pts	21,538 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better) Source: WePC, NanoReview, Tom's Hardware, StorageReview, Geekbench Browser, PCSpecs.io	3,330 pts	3,125 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better) Source: PassMark, Puget Systems	30,069 pts	58,686 pts
PassMark CPU Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	4,928 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	4,571 pts	4,930 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better) Source: PassMark	—	4,928 points
PassMark single-thread (higher is better) Source: PassMark	4,571 points	—
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better) Source: Tom's Hardware	280 rank	400 rank

AI inference (tokens/sec)

Top community-reported tokens-per-second results for popular LLMs whose weights fit the card's memory, each linked to its source. See the per-SKU benchmark page for the full set including quantization and prompt length.

Ryzen 5 9600X

llama3.1:70b: 18.5 tok/s (Phoronix)

All Ryzen 5 9600X AI benchmarks →

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

No verified AI inference results on file. See the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K benchmark page →

Quick answers

Which is faster, the Ryzen 5 9600X or the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K?

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K leads on 3 of 5 shared benchmarks (8% in PassMark Single Thread); the Ryzen 5 9600X takes 2 (8% in Cinebench R23 single).

What did the Ryzen 5 9600X and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K cost at launch?

The Ryzen 5 9600X launched at a $279 MSRP and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K at $394. Street prices drift from launch pricing; the Where to buy section links current listings.