AMD Ryzen 7 9700F vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between AMD Ryzen 7 9700F and Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
- + 8 cores / 16 threads with SMT
- + DDR5 memory support
- + AM5 socket
- + Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) architecture
Reasons to consider the Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
- + 2 P-cores + 10 E-cores hybrid design
- + DDR5 memory support
- + FCBGA-2049 socket
- + Arrow Lake architecture
Pros & Cons
- Excellent single-core performance
- Great power efficiency
- Modern DDR5 memory support
- No integrated graphics — discrete GPU required
"A high-end AMD Ryzen 7 9700F processor with strong single-core performance (90/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for demanding workloads."
- Solid single-core performance
- Great power efficiency
- Capable integrated graphics
- Modern DDR5 memory support
- Limited multi-threaded performance
"A mid-range Intel Core Ultra 7 265U processor with strong single-core performance (69/100), excellent power efficiency. Suited for everyday productivity."
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Benchmarks
| AMD Ryzen 7 9700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1159 | 547 |
Specifications
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3379 | 2500 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 16020 | 10413 |
| File compression | 1470 MB/sec | 991 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 118.7 Klines/sec | 78 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 311.6 pages/sec | 260.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 474.9 Mpixels/sec | 300.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 357.7 pages/sec | 255.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 77.5 images/sec | 46.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 128.8 images/sec | 89.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 25.9 Mpixels/sec | 15.5 Mpixels/sec |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 3655 | |
| Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 17854 | |
| Integer math | 64.4 GOps/sec | |
| Floating point math | 45.3 GOps/sec | |
| Find prime numbers | 66M Primes/sec | |
| Random string sorting | 21.5M Strings/sec | |
| Data encryption | 12.3 GBytes/sec | |
| Data compression | 195.2 MBytes/sec | |
| Physics | 1167 Frames/sec | |
| Extended instructions | 10.9B Matrices/sec |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 17.8 PPW | 36.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 246.5 PPW | 694.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1190.3 PPW | |
| Blender / Watt | 7.63 PPW |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Amd | Intel |
| Released | 16-Sep-25 | 6-Jan-25 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Arrow Lake |
| Model number | 9700F | 265U |
| Integrated GPU | No | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Qualcomm Equivalent |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| P-Cores | 8 | 2 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | |
| E-Threads | 10 | |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | |
| Total Cores | 8 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Multiplier | 38x | 21x |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 112K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Transistors | ||
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 12-15 W (configurable) |
| Socket | AM5 | FCBGA-2049 |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 110°C |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2100 MHz | |
| Shading Units | 512 | |
| TMUs | 32 | |
| ROPs | 16 | |
| Execution Units | 64 | |
| iGPU FLOPS | 2.2 TFLOPS |
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700F ↗ | Intel Core Ultra 7 265U ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Types | -5600 | #NAME? |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
