AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X with 4 cores 3.5GHz and Intel Core Ultra 7 265F with 20 cores 2.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F 's Advantages
Released 7 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2666)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 39.74GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (30MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
1136
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
+154%
2893
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
3734
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
+395%
18519
General Parameters
Apr 2017
Release Date
Jan 2025
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Zen
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake-S
AM4
Socket
Intel Socket 1851
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
105°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
243 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1800 MHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.6 GHz
4
Total Core Count
20
8
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
35x
Multiplier
24.0
96 K per core
L1 Cache
192 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2666
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
39.74 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
