Intel Core Ultra 5 245K vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700
We compared two desktop CPUs: the 4.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 245K with 14-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7700 with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
- More powerful Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Newer - released 1 year and 9 months later
- Has 6 more physical cores
- More modern manufacturing process โ 3 versus 5 nanometers
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Around 29 GB/s (40%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- More than 10ยฐ C higher critical temperature
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 569 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 3635 |
Cinebench Scores (66th and 143rd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1370 MB/sec | 1630 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 144.3 Klines/sec | 123.1 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 404.1 pages/sec | 317.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 470.1 Mpixels/sec | 441.8 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 338.3 pages/sec | 305.3 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 86.2 images/sec | 68.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 150.7 images/sec | 115.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 30.1 Mpixels/sec | 25.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 98.5 GOps/sec | 109.6 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 130.7 GOps/sec | 66 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 414M Primes/sec | 179M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 55.1M Strings/sec | 48.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 33.3 GBytes/sec | 23.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 459 MBytes/sec | 403.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3078 Frames/sec | 1948 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 37.6B Matrices/sec | 30.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.1 PPW | 16.2 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 142.9 PPW | 239.1 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 344.4 PPW | 528 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 2.58 PPW | 4.25 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2025-10-28 (AvengedSam) | GeekBench | 2967 / 16219 |
| ๐ 2025-01-27 (Permonix) | Cinebench 2024 | 136 / 1518 |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-07 (Arif Ahmed) | Cinebench 2026 | 583 / 3839 |
| ๐ 2026-06-23 (icejay08) | Cinebench 2026 | 569 / 3635 |
| ๐ 2025-11-30 (Trawkie) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1166 |
| ๐ 2025-10-31 (yo754) | Cinebench 2024 | 116 / 1087 |
| ๐ 2025-02-27 (Gene Gulanes) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1162 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 245K and AMD Ryzen 7 7700General
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | October 11, 2024 | January 10, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 4 (Raphael) |
| Model number | 245K | 7700 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | - Intel Core i7 13700 |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus | - |
Intel CPU rating (#24th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#42nd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.2 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| E-Cores | 8 | - |
| E-Threads | 8 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.6 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 14 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 14 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 42x | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 112K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 17.8 billions | 6.57 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 125 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 159 W | 142 W |
| Socket | FCLGA-1851 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 105ยฐC | 95ยฐC |
Desktop CPU ranking (32nd and 56th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1900 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 8 |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 2 |
| TGP | 14 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | 73.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | Yes | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 5 245K official page | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 28 |
Cast your vote
Total votes: 21