Ryzen 5 6600U vs i7-1265U

Aggregate performance score

Core i7-1265U
2022
10 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
8.66
Ryzen 5 6600U
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.42
+20.3%

Ryzen 5 6600U outperforms Core i7-1265U by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking881750
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Alder Lake-MAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency54.6465.74
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-U (2022)Rembrandt-U (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date23 February 2022 (2 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1744FP7
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U 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 i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligibleAMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.25 GHzno data
Execution Units96no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096 x 2304 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1265U and Ryzen 5 6600U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

i7-1265U 8.66
Ryzen 5 6600U 10.42
+20.3%

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.

i7-1265U 13758
Ryzen 5 6600U 16545
+20.3%

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.

i7-1265U 1945
+17.6%
Ryzen 5 6600U 1654

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.

i7-1265U 6323
Ryzen 5 6600U 6492
+2.7%

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.

i7-1265U 8549
+37%
Ryzen 5 6600U 6242

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.

i7-1265U 38152
+18.9%
Ryzen 5 6600U 32097

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.

i7-1265U 9434
Ryzen 5 6600U 9908
+5%

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.

i7-1265U 5.24
Ryzen 5 6600U 4.69
+11.7%

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.

i7-1265U 16
Ryzen 5 6600U 17
+4.1%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

i7-1265U 1345
Ryzen 5 6600U 1493
+11%

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.

i7-1265U 240
+3%
Ryzen 5 6600U 233

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.

i7-1265U 2.99
+9.5%
Ryzen 5 6600U 2.73

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.

i7-1265U 9.7
+4.3%
Ryzen 5 6600U 9.3

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.

i7-1265U 5960
Ryzen 5 6600U 6937
+16.4%

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.  

i7-1265U 81
+13.3%
Ryzen 5 6600U 71

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.  

i7-1265U 266
+25.2%
Ryzen 5 6600U 212

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

i7-1265U 8127
+7.9%
Ryzen 5 6600U 7529

Blender(-)

i7-1265U 424
+2%
Ryzen 5 6600U 415

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

i7-1265U 1740
+17.3%
Ryzen 5 6600U 1483

7-Zip Single

i7-1265U 5286
Ryzen 5 6600U 5486
+3.8%

7-Zip

i7-1265U 34399
Ryzen 5 6600U 44320
+28.8%

WebXPRT 3

i7-1265U 280
+2%
Ryzen 5 6600U 274

CrossMark Overall

i7-1265U 1594
+5%
Ryzen 5 6600U 1517

WebXPRT 4 Overall

i7-1265U 243
+11.8%
Ryzen 5 6600U 217

Blender v3.3 Classroom CPU(-)

i7-1265U 834
+70.7%
Ryzen 5 6600U 489

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.66 10.42
Physical cores 10 6

i7-1265U has 66.7% more physical cores.

Ryzen 5 6600U, on the other hand, has a 20.3% higher aggregate performance score.

The Ryzen 5 6600U is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1265U in performance tests.


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