AMD Ryzen 9 7950X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
For gaming, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K is 2% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 85 87
Cores 16 20
Threads 32 20
Top speed 5.7 GHz 5.5 GHz
Rated power 170 W 125 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20222024
Quick answers
Is the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X better than the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K scores 87 and the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 85.
What is the fastest graphics card each one can keep up with?
At 1440p, by our bottleneck model: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K.