Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K with 20 cores 3.9GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D with 12 cores 4.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 3.9GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (128MB vs 30MB)
Lower TDP (120W vs 125W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
+5%
2303
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
2188
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
36296
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+5%
38334
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
3155
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+3%
3271
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
+11%
21388
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
19229
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
137
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+2%
140
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
2025
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
+4%
2114
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
Jan 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
265K
Processor Number
9900X3D
FCLGA-1851
Socket
AM5
Arc Xe-LPG
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Ultra 7(Arrow Lake)
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
-
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
125 W
Power Consumption
120 W
250 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
105 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
12
8
Performance Core Threads
24
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.4 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
12
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.6 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
20
Total Core Count
12
20
Total Thread Count
24
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
39
Multiplier
43
112 KB per core
L0 Cache
-
192 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
3 MB per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
30 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
256 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
MHz
2000 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
512
Shader Units
-
32
Texture Units
-
16
Raster Operation Units
-
64
Execution Units
2
14
Power Consumption
-
2 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
AI Accelerator
Intel AI Boost
NPU
-
13 TOPS
Theoretical performance
-
