Ryzen 5 7600 vs i5-8265U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-8265U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.74
Ryzen 5 7600
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
17.06
+356%

Ryzen 5 7600 outperforms Core i5-8265U by a whopping 356% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1487380
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data55.04
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency23.6024.84
Architecture codenameWhiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date28 August 2018 (6 years ago)14 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$297$229

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed1.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.1 GHz
Bus typeOPIno data
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size123 mm271 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C61 °C
Number of transistorsno dataCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCBGA1528AM5
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX25 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1624

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-8265U 3.74
Ryzen 5 7600 17.06
+356%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-8265U 5935
Ryzen 5 7600 27100
+357%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-8265U 720
Ryzen 5 7600 2747
+282%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-8265U 2272
Ryzen 5 7600 12226
+438%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-8265U 6082
Ryzen 5 7600 8122
+33.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-8265U 19418
Ryzen 5 7600 46166
+138%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-8265U 6316
Ryzen 5 7600 15993
+153%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-8265U 11.02
Ryzen 5 7600 3.06
+260%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-8265U 6
Ryzen 5 7600 26
+360%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-8265U 602
Ryzen 5 7600 2339
+289%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-8265U 159
Ryzen 5 7600 298
+87.4%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-8265U 1.78
Ryzen 5 7600 3.51
+97.2%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-8265U 4.4
Ryzen 5 7600 12.5
+184%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-8265U 3988
Ryzen 5 7600 14038
+252%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-8265U 39
Ryzen 5 7600 138
+252%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-8265U 156
Ryzen 5 7600 347
+122%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i5-8265U 3625
Ryzen 5 7600 11095
+206%

Blender(-)

i5-8265U 861
+293%
Ryzen 5 7600 219

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i5-8265U 1042
Ryzen 5 7600 2088
+100%

7-Zip Single

i5-8265U 4084
Ryzen 5 7600 7566
+85.3%

7-Zip

i5-8265U 16245
Ryzen 5 7600 64613
+298%

WebXPRT 3

i5-8265U 187
Ryzen 5 7600 345
+84.5%

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i5-8265U 1565
+345%
Ryzen 5 7600 352

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.74 17.06
Integrated graphics card 5.58 4.43
Recency 28 August 2018 14 January 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

i5-8265U has 26% faster integrated GPU, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 7600, on the other hand, has a 356.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 7600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8265U in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-8265U is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 7600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-8265U and Ryzen 5 7600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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