Intel Core i5-8265UC vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-8265UC and AMD Ryzen 5 2600H processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-8265UC

AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8265UC

Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2085 vs 2072
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8002 vs 5169

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2085 vs 2072
PassMark - CPU mark	8002 vs 5169

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-8265UC
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2072

2085

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5169

8002

Name	Intel Core i5-8265UC	AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
PassMark - Single thread mark	2072	2085
PassMark - CPU mark	5169	8002

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-8265UC	AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
Essentials
Architecture codename	Whiskey Lake	Zen
Place in performance rating	1209	1173
Processor Number	i5-8265UC
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date		10 September 2018
OPN Tray		YM2600C3T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD Ryzen 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Performance
Base frequency	1.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8	8
64 bit support
Compute Cores		12
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		2 MB
L3 cache		4 MB
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FCBGA1528	FP5
Configurable TDP		35-54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		45 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		3200 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Processor graphics		Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)