Core Ultra 5 245K vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G: which is better

Intel Core Ultra 5 245K (desktop, 2024) against AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G (desktop, 2024): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Core Ultra 5 245K is 125% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 42,989 vs 19,135).
Core Ultra 5 245K is 45% faster per core.
Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G has a lower TDP: 65 W vs 125 W.
Different sockets (LGA1851 and AM4): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Core Ultra 5 245K	Ryzen 5 PRO 5655G
Overall score	59.6	26.5
PassMark CPU Mark	42,989	19,135
Single-thread rating	4,713	3,240
Games, 1080p, % of the best	67.1%	no data
US price	from $185	no current price
Cores	14 (6P + 8E)	6
Threads	14	12
Base clock	4.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Max boost	5.2 GHz	4.4 GHz
L3 cache	24 MB	16 MB
TDP	125 W	65 W
Max power	159 W	88 W
Memory	DDR5	DDR4
Memory speed	6400 MT/s	3200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	LGA1851	AM4
Process	3 nm (TSMC N3B)	7 nm (TSMC N7)
Architecture	Arrow Lake	Zen 3
Series	Core Ultra 200S	Ryzen PRO 5000G
Release year	2024	2024
Integrated graphics	Intel Graphics (4 Xe)	Radeon Vega 7

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