Intel Core i7-1265UE vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-1265UE and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i7-1265UE

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-1265UE

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
2.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
6.3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2727 vs 1793
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9640 vs 6637

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 Feb 2022 vs 10 January 2018
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	800 KB vs 384 KB
L2 cache	12.5 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2727 vs 1793
PassMark - CPU mark	9640 vs 6637

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-1265UE
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2727

1793

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9640

6637

Name	Intel Core i7-1265UE	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2727	1793
PassMark - CPU mark	9640	6637
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		704
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2503
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		25.516
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		376.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.115
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		30.83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		101.686
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1569
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1744
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5962
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1569
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1744
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-1265UE	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Zen
Launch date	23 Feb 2022	10 January 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$472
Place in performance rating	822	800
Processor Number	i7-1265UE
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i7 Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Family		AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray		YM250BC4T4MFB
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	800 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	12.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Number of cores	10	4
Number of threads	12	8
Base frequency		2 GHz
Die size		246 mm
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		4500 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x46A8
Execution Units	96
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.25 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics eligible	Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1100 MHz
iGPU core count		8
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	50 x 25
Sockets supported	FCBGA1744	FP5
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP		12-25 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision		3.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)