AMD Ryzen 7 8700F vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
- + 8 cores / 16 threads with SMT
- + DDR5 memory support
- + AM5 socket
- + Zen 4 (Phoenix) architecture
Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
- + 6 P-cores + 10 E-cores hybrid design
- + DDR5 memory support
- + FCBGA-2049 socket
- + Arrow Lake architecture
Pros & Cons
- Solid single-core performance
- Modern DDR5 memory support
- Limited multi-threaded performance
- No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required
"A mid-to-upper-range AMD Ryzen 7 8700F processor with strong single-core performance (74/100). Suited for everyday productivity."
- Excellent single-core performance
- Great power efficiency
- High core count (16 cores)
- Capable integrated graphics
- Modern DDR5 memory support
- No significant drawbacks for its tier
"A mid-to-upper-range Intel Core Ultra 7 265H processor with strong single-core performance (81/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."
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Benchmarks
| AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 947 | 1150 |
Specifications
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2745 | 2895 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 14313 | 16018 |
| File compression | 1450 MB/sec | 1310 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 107.4 Klines/sec | 122.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 288.9 pages/sec | 405.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 406.9 Mpixels/sec | 467.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 283.4 pages/sec | 325.4 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 67.1 images/sec | 66.5 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 112.9 images/sec | 150.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 24 Mpixels/sec | 24.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 3878 | 4352 |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 31038 | 34309 |
| Integer math | 100.5 GOps/sec | 86 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 62.7 GOps/sec | 110 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 100M Primes/sec | 336M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 45.5M Strings/sec | 41.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 22.2 GBytes/sec | 26.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 378.7 MBytes/sec | 337.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 1586 Frames/sec | 2526 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 28.5B Matrices/sec | 27.1B Matrices/sec |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 14.6 PPW | 41.1 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 220.2 PPW | 572.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 477.5 PPW | 1225.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.52 PPW | 8.44 PPW |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Amd | Intel |
| Released | 14-May-24 | 6-Jan-25 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 4 (Phoenix) | Arrow Lake |
| Model number | 8700F | 265H |
| Integrated GPU | No | Arc Graphics 140T |
| Qualcomm Equivalent |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.1 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | |
| E-Threads | 10 | |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | |
| Total Cores | 8 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Multiplier | 41x | 22x |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Transistors | 25 billions | |
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-65 W (configurable) | 20-28 W (configurable) |
| Socket | AM5 | FCBGA-2049 |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 110°C |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics 140T | |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2300 MHz | |
| Shading Units | 1024 | |
| TMUs | 64 | |
| ROPs | 32 | |
| Execution Units | 8 | |
| iGPU FLOPS | 4.7 TFLOPS |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Types | -5200 | #NAME? |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | ||
| ECC Support | No | No |
