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AMD Ryzen 5 2500U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
36 %
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
11 %
4C / 8T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
39 %
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
13 %
4C / 8T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
58 %
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake)
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
41 %
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
10 %
4C / 8T · 2.00 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 2.40 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
40 %
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.30 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
12 %
4C / 8T · 3.00 GHz
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.10 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
945 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
941 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD Ryzen 5 (100) | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) |
| CPU group | AMD Ryzen 2000U (7) | Intel Core Ultra 200 AL-S (20) |
| Architecture | Raven Ridge (Zen) | Arrow Lake |
| Technology | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | AM4 (PGA 1331) | LGA 1851 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
|
Wischen
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 8 | 20 / 20 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x 2.00 - 3.60 GHz |
8x Lion Cove 2.40 - 5.30 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 12x Skymont 1.80 - 4.60 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 36.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 33.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) | Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 1.10 GHz | 0.30 - 1.95 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 8 / 512 | 4 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Release date | Q1/2018 | Q3/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 13 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU | 37 TOPS |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s) | DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | Yes |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 12 | 5.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 11.8 GB/s | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 182 W | |
| TDP up | 25 W | |
| TDP down | 12 W | |
| T. junction max. | 95 °C | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
|
AMD Ryzen 5 2500U | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q4/2017 | Q1/2025 |
| Release price | 150 $ | 384 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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