Left · AMD
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
Spec score
Spec score 81
$328
Amazon US, Oct 24
Ryzen 9 9900X against Core Ultra 7 265K
Core Ultra 7 265K leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Intel
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
Spec score
Spec score 83
$345
Amazon US, Oct 24
Which one for what
Office & everyday
Core Ultra 7 265Kright
86 vs 91 on the office & everyday blend.
Coding & development
Core Ultra 7 265Kright
84 vs 89 on the coding & development blend.
Light gaming
Either
Within 0 points; buy on price.
Gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Heavy gaming
Either
Within 1 points; buy on price.
Content creation
Core Ultra 7 265Kright
81 vs 85 on the content creation blend.
3D & rendering
Core Ultra 7 265Kright
81 vs 86 on the 3D & rendering blend.
Gaming & streaming
Core Ultra 7 265Kright
79 vs 81 on the gaming & streaming blend.
AI & local models
Core Ultra 7 265Kright
82 vs 87 on the AI & local models blend.
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Ryzen 9 9900X: 81
Core Ultra 7 265K: 83
2 ptsto the right
Gaming
Ryzen 9 9900X: 74
Core Ultra 7 265K: 70
4 ptsto the left
Multi-core
Ryzen 9 9900X: 79
Core Ultra 7 265K: 85
6 ptsto the right
Single-core
Ryzen 9 9900X: 92
Core Ultra 7 265K: 97
5 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Ryzen 9 9900X: 23.1
Core Ultra 7 265K: 23.2
0%to the right
Typical price
Ryzen 9 9900X: $350
Core Ultra 7 265K: $358
$8to the left
From the spec sheets
Cores
Ryzen 9 9900X: 12
Core Ultra 7 265K: 20
67%to the right
Threads
Ryzen 9 9900X: 24
Core Ultra 7 265K: 20
20%to the left
Boost clock
Ryzen 9 9900X: 5.6 GHz
Core Ultra 7 265K: 5.5 GHz
2%to the left
Turbo power
Ryzen 9 9900X: 162 W
Core Ultra 7 265K: 250 W
54%to the left
The verdict
- The Ryzen 9 9900X leads in games by 6%.
- The Core Ultra 7 265K has 8% more all-core throughput for renders, compiles and exports.
- The Core Ultra 7 265K is 5% quicker in single-threaded work, which is most of what a desktop does.
Specifications
| Spec | Ryzen 9 9900X | Core Ultra 7 265K |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Zen 5 | Arrow Lake |
| Socket | AM5 | LGA1851 |
| Cores / threads | 12 / 24 | 20 / 20 (better) |
| Base clock | 4.4 GHz (better) | 3.9 GHz |
| Boost clock | 5.6 GHz (better) | 5.5 GHz |
| TDP / turbo power | 120 / 162 W (better) | 125 / 250 W |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Built-in graphics | Yes | Yes |
| Cooler in the box | No | No |
| Brand | AMD | Intel |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Typical price | $350 (better) | $358 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.