Ultra 7 165H vs Ryzen 7 5800U
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 7 165H outperforms Ryzen 7 5800U by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 5800U and Core Ultra 7 165H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 678 | 402 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | Intel Meteor Lake-H |
| Power efficiency | 72.95 | 55.73 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021) | Meteor Lake-H (2023) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $460 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5800U and Core Ultra 7 165H 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 22 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Multiplier | 19 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 110 °C |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5800U and Core Ultra 7 165H 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | Intel BGA 2049 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800U and Core Ultra 7 165H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 5800U and Core Ultra 7 165H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800U and Core Ultra 7 165H are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800U and Core Ultra 7 165H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz) | Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2300 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800U and Core Ultra 7 165H.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 8 |
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Blender(-)
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
WebXPRT 3
CrossMark Overall
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.57 | 16.50 |
| Integrated graphics card | 9.05 | 18.48 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 14 December 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 16 | 22 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5800U has 86.7% lower power consumption.
Ultra 7 165H, on the other hand, has a 42.6% higher aggregate performance score, 104.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads.
The Core Ultra 7 165H is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 5800U in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5800U and Core Ultra 7 165H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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