AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2017
Apr 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Intel
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Zen
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Processor Number
—
251HX
Package
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
AM4
FCBGA-2114
Power Consumption
65 W
45-55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
105 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
160 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
5.1 GHz
Total Core Count
6
18
Total Thread Count
12
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
32x
29
L1 Cache
96 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
30 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Yes
Efficiency Cores
—
12
Efficiency Core Threads
—
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
2.5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.5 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
39.74 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
20
24
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1800 MHz
Shader Units
—
512
Texture Units
—
32
Raster Operation Units
—
16
Execution Units
—
64
Power Consumption
—
14
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
898
—
Cinebench R23
6,168
—
Geekbench 6
1,144
2,940
Geekbench 5
924
—
Geekbench 6
5,129
15,262
Geekbench 5
5,065
—
Blender
115
—
Passmark CPU
2,060
—
Passmark CPU
12,279
—
Cinebench 2024
—
130
Cinebench 2024
—
1,761
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.