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Intel Core i5 8265U vs AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

25 out of 100
Intel Core i5 8265U
VS
26 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
Intel Core i5 8265U
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

We compared two 4-core CPUs: the 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 8265U (laptop) against the 3.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 3 2200G (desktop). On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 2200G and 8265U
Advantages of Intel Core i5 8265U
  • Has 2 MB larger L3 cache size
  • Newer - released 7 months later
  • 5% higher Turbo Boost frequency (3.9 GHz vs 3.7 GHz)
  • 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 1236 vs 1083 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
  • More powerful Radeon Vega 8 integrated graphics: 1.1 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Around 6.21 GB/s (17%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 8265U
vs
Ryzen 3 2200G

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Core i5 8265U +14%
1236
Ryzen 3 2200G
1083
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 241.9 MB/sec 344.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 19.1 Klines/sec 19.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 78.7 pages/sec 73.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 113 Mpixels/sec 101.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 128 pages/sec 90.3 pages/sec
Background blur 16.8 images/sec 15.2 images/sec
Photo processing 33.2 images/sec 31.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 4.62 Mpixels/sec 4.11 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1030 & 988 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 8265U
5789
Ryzen 3 2200G +16%
6719
Integer math 21.4 GOps/sec 19.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 12.8 GOps/sec 12.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 18M Primes/sec 23M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 10M Strings/sec 10M Strings/sec
Data encryption 1.9 GBytes/sec 4.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 75 MBytes/sec 82.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 402 Frames/sec 387 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 4.9B Matrices/sec 4.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 7220 & 4037 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 8265U
34.99
Ryzen 3 2200G +26%
44.12

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 9.6 PPW 3.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 218.7 PPW 47.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 385.9 PPW 103.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 2.33 PPW 0.68 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 8265U
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-08 -> AntiguaNANO121Geekbench 6 CPU1247 / 3350
📘 2025-05-18 (WAN)Geekbench 6 CPU1000 / 2189
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AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 8265U and AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released August 28, 2018 February 12, 2018
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Whiskey Lake Zen (Raven Ridge)
Model number i5-8265U -
Integrated GPU UHD Graphics 620 Radeon Vega 8
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i3 8100
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 3 8300G
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#188th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz 3.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 8 4
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 16x 35x
Bus Bandwidth 4 GT/s -
L1 Cache 32K (per core) 128K (per core)
L2 Cache 256K (per core) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache 6MB (shared) 4MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 4.9 billions
Fabrication Process 14 nm 14 nm
TDP (PL1) 15 W 65 W
Socket BGA-1528 AM4
Peak Temperature 100°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#191st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620 Radeon Vega 8
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
Shading Units 192 512
TMUs 24 32
ROPs 3 8
Execution Units 24 8
TGP 15 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core i5 8265U
0.4 TFLOPS
Ryzen 3 2200G +175%
1.1 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 8 compared to UHD Graphics 620

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR4-2400
- LPDDR3-2133		 - DDR4-2933
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 37.5 GB/s 43.71 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 8265U official page AMD Ryzen 3 2200G official page
PCI Express Version 3.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes 16 12

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Comments

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