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Intel Core i7-1265U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Core i7-1265U
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2019-07-07
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-1265U or AMD Ryzen 5 3600? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-1265U has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 10 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 has a base frequency of 3.6 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2019-07-07.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    10 left arrow 6
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14% higher specified turbo frequency

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-1265U CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    106 place
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    138 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 100% better clock speed

    3.6 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    169 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    160 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    115 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    186 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    259 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    255 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    59 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    178 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-1265U Intel Core i7-1265U
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 1200P/1200U left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    12 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 2600
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 3000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    2x Golden Cove left arrow -
  • B-Core
    8x Gracemont left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    1.8 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.8 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    2.4 GHz left arrow -
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12.1 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    96 left arrow -
  • Generation
    13 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    1250 MHz left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow -
  • Shader
    768 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 3600 and Intel Core i7-1265U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 28 left arrow PCIe 4.0 x16
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-1265U and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    15 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    55 W left arrow -
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-1265U and AMD Ryzen 5 3600, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake U left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    6.5 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    12 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow 2019-07-07
  • Socket
    BGA 1744 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Matisse
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.375 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    - left arrow 100-100000031BOX
  • Manufacturer product ID (MPK)
    - left arrow 100-100000031MPK
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000031
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (MPK)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow AMD Wraith Stealth

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i7-1265U

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

More results: 9

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 5835.6676 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / windows
System RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASRock / B450 Gaming-ITX/ac
Duration: 171.36 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 9 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i7-1265U 1821.536758 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 9 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Dell Inc. / 0FMCG3
Duration: 548.987 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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