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AMD Ryzen 7 5800 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K — Specs & Performance Compared

Verdict: The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 30% to 157%, including 157% in Cinebench R23 multi (35,850 vs 13,973).

Side-by-side CPU comparison of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K. Specs, synthetic benchmarks, AI inference tok/s, and Amazon availability below; each column header links to that part's benchmark page.

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Specs side-by-side

SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5800Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
threads —20
p cores —8
e cores —12
boost clock ghz —5.5
tdp w —125
l3 cache mb —30
socket —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, Electronic Clinic, Geekbench Browser, PassMark and Tom's Hardware; 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.

BenchmarkAMD Ryzen 7 5800Intel 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, StorageReview, Electronic Clinic		 13,973 points35,850 pts
Cinebench R23 single (higher is better)
Source: WePC, Notebookcheck, StorageReview, Electronic Clinic		 1,566 points2,037 pts
Geekbench 6 multi (higher is better)
Source: WePC, NanoReview, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview		 —21,538 pts
Geekbench 6 single (higher is better)
Source: WePC, NanoReview, Geekbench Browser, StorageReview		 —3,125 pts
PassMark CPU Mark (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 25,691 pts58,686 pts
PassMark CPU Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 —4,928 points
PassMark Single Thread (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,381 pts4,930 pts
PassMark Single Thread Rating (higher is better)
Source: PassMark		 3,377 points4,928 points
Tom's Hardware CPU Hierarchy (lower is better)
Source: Tom's Hardware		 —400 rank
y-cruncher 1B (lower is better)
Source: StorageReview		 —18 seconds

Quick answers

Which is faster, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 or the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K?

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is ahead of the AMD Ryzen 7 5800 on all 5 shared benchmarks on file, by 30% to 157%, including 157% in Cinebench R23 multi (35,850 vs 13,973).

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