Ryzen 7 9700X vs Core Ultra 7 265K

Manufacturer-published CPU specifications shown side by side.

Official AMD image of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. It may not depict the exact CPU listed.
Official AMD image of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. It may not depict the exact CPU listed.

AMD Ryzen™ 7 9700X

Ryzen

Cores and threads
8 / 16
Socket
AM5
Maximum boost
5.5 GHz
TDP
65 W
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Official Intel image of Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop processor family. It may not depict the exact CPU listed.
Official Intel image of Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop processor family. It may not depict the exact CPU listed.

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 265K

Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)

Cores and threads
20 / 20
Socket
FCLGA1851
Maximum boost
5.5 GHz
Processor base power
125 W
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Published differences

Ryzen 7 9700X and Core Ultra 7 265K compared through manufacturer-published desktop processor specifications.

Ryzen 7 9700X vs Core Ultra 7 265K published CPU specifications. Cores: 8 vs 20. Threads: 16 vs 20. Max boost: 5.5 GHz vs 5.5 GHz. Sockets: AM5 vs FCLGA1851.

  • Ryzen 7 9700X lists 8 cores and 16 threads while Core Ultra 7 265K lists 20 cores and 20 threads.
  • Ryzen 7 9700X lists Zen 5 architecture while Core Ultra 7 265K lists Arrow Lake architecture.
  • Ryzen 7 9700X and Core Ultra 7 265K both list 5.5 GHz maximum boost clock.
  • Ryzen 7 9700X lists AM5 socket while Core Ultra 7 265K lists FCLGA1851 socket.
  • Ryzen 7 9700X publishes 65 W TDP while Core Ultra 7 265K publishes 125 W Processor base power.

What these figures can tell you

Core counts, clock speeds and published power figures do not establish application or gaming performance. Architecture, motherboard support, memory support and cooling requirements must be evaluated for the intended system.

Detailed CPU specifications

Zen 5
Architecture
Arrow Lake
8
Total cores
20
16
Threads
20
5.5 GHz
Maximum boost clock
5.5 GHz
8 MB
L2 cache
36 MB
32 MB
L3 cache
30 MB
AM5
Socket
FCLGA1851
DDR5
Memory types
Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s
2
Memory channels
2
256 GB
Maximum memory
256 GB
PCIe 5.0
PCIe generation
5.0 and 4.0
28
PCIe lanes
24
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Integrated graphics
Intel® Graphics
65 W TDP
Published power
125 W Processor base power

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Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 265K

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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K boxed processor

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Sources and verification

Specifications for AMD Ryzen™ 7 9700X were checked against the official manufacturer sources listed here. Last verified .

Values are manufacturer-published specifications and may change after a manufacturer revision.

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Sources and verification

Specifications for Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 265K were checked against the official manufacturer sources listed here. Last verified .

Values are manufacturer-published specifications and may change after a manufacturer revision.