Intel Core Ultra 7 255H vs AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
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We compared two CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 255H (laptop) with 16-cores against the 4.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 8600G (desktop) with 6-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 7 255H
- Has 10 more physical cores
- Newer - released 1 year later
- More powerful Arc Graphics 140T integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 2.9 TFLOPS
- Has 8 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- More than 15Β° C higher critical temperature
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (143rd and 195th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1270 MB/sec | 1270 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 103.2 Klines/sec | 85.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 399 pages/sec | 269.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 443.6 Mpixels/sec | 330.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 283.7 pages/sec | 284 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 62.4 images/sec | 60.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 144.8 images/sec | 109.2 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 24 Mpixels/sec | 18.3 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 78.1 GOps/sec | 76.8 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 98.9 GOps/sec | 47.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 303M Primes/sec | 94M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.1M Strings/sec | 35.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 23.4 GBytes/sec | 17.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 299.1 MBytes/sec | 292.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2251 Frames/sec | 1416 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 23.8B Matrices/sec | 22.6B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 37.5 PPW | 13 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 540.1 PPW | 191.7 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1097.3 PPW | 387.5 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 9.83 PPW | 2.67 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-06 -> xnullcode | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3009 / 11440 |
| π 2026-08-15 -> xnullcode | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2849 / 11877 |
| π 2026-08-15 -> xnullcode | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2848 / 11898 |
| π 2026-08-15 -> xnullcode | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 3496 |
| π 2026-08-15 (xnullcode) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2708 / 11477 |
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2025-08-31 (Metzen) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2850 / 13124 |
| π 2025-08-31 (Metzen) | Cinebench 2024 | 113 / 847 |
| π 2025-06-19 (karky) | Cinebench 2024 | 104 / 766 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 255H and AMD Ryzen 5 8600GGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 6, 2025 | January 8, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 4 (Phoenix) |
| Model number | 255H | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140T | Radeon 760M |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | - |
Intel CPU rating (#50th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#64th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.0 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | - |
| E-Threads | 10 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.4 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 16 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 20x | 43x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | - | 25 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 20-28 W (configurable) | 45-65 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 115 W | 88 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2049 | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 110Β°C | 95Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#61st place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#78th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics 140T | Radeon 760M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2250 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 512 |
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 8 | 8 |
| TGP | 35 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 760M compared to Arc 140T
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-8400 - LPDDR5x-8400 - DDR5-6400 |
- DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H official page | AMD Ryzen 5 8600G official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 20 |
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