AMD Ryzen 5 3600 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with 6 cores 3.6GHz 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 3600 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 30MB)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 6 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
1640
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
+76%
2893
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
7084
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
+161%
18519
General Parameters
Jul 2019
Release Date
Jan 2025
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Matisse
Core Architecture
Arrow Lake-S
AM4
Socket
Intel Socket 1851
N/A
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
Generation
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake)
Package
3.8 billions
Transistor Count
17.8 billions
7 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
8
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.2 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
6
Total Core Count
20
12
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
36x
Multiplier
24.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 KB per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
3 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
30 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
256 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
