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
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 tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#60th place)
GeekBench v6
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 | - |
PassMark
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 | - |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| 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 380General
| 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
| 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 |
| E-Cores | 12 | - |
| E-Threads | 12 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.3 GHz | - |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.6 GHz | - |
| 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 |
Laptop processors ranking (#38th place)
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
More info: Radeon 8040S compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
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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