Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
For gaming, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 1% ahead on our index. The rows below show where the other one still wins.
Gaming index 87 88
Cores 20 16
Threads 20 32
Top speed 5.5 GHz 5.7 GHz
Rated power 125 W 170 W
Games at recommended 232 232
Released20242024
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K better than the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X for gaming?
No — on our gaming index the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X scores 88 and the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 87.
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 Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 for the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X.