AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 245
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core Ultra 5 245 with 14 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 5 245 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2933)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (24MB vs 16MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 12nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core Ultra 5 245
+141%
2821
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
4526
Intel Core Ultra 5 245
+278%
17137
General Parameters
Sep 2018
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
Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU
-
Generation
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
12 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
6
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
6
Total Core Count
14
12
Total Thread Count
14
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
34x
Multiplier
35.0
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
24 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
