Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX vs AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX with 20-cores against the 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Please note that the tests on the Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 are done on an engineering sample provided by our insiders. The data will be more accurate after the final version of this CPU is available.

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 380 and 265HX
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
  • Has 14 more physical cores
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380
  • More powerful Radeon 8040S integrated graphics: 5.7 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
  • Around 25.6 GB/s (25%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#60th place)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1250 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 194.4 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 358 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 496.8 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 335.2 pages/sec -
Background blur 75.8 images/sec -
Photo processing 123.8 images/sec -
Ray tracing 40 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 126.2 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 160.5 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 406M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 62.1M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 39.2 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 508.4 MBytes/sec -
Physics 2983 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 40.5B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] – 385 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 29.1 PPW 28 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 300.7 PPW 283.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 867.8 PPW -
Blender / Watt 6.8 PPW 3.04 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX and AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 6, 2025 January 7, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Model number 265HX 380
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Radeon 8040S
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 - Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
Intel CPU rating (#34th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 8 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 -
E-Threads 12 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.3 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 20 6
Total Threads 20 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 36x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W 120 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 FP11
Peak Temperature 105°C 100°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Radeon 8040S
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1900 MHz 2800 MHz
Shading Units 512 1024
TMUs 32 64
ROPs 16 32
Execution Units 64 16
TGP 14 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
1.9 TFLOPS
5.7 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 128 GB/s
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX official page AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 16

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 or Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX?
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