Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL vs Intel Core i7-14700F

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Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-14700F
Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core i7-14700F

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL or Intel Core i7-14700F - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL has 16 cores with 22 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Core i7-14700F has 20 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-14700F was released in Q1/2024.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (18) Family Intel Core i7 (299)
Intel Core Ultra 100HL (4) CPU group Intel Core i 14000 (30)
1 Generation 14
Meteor Lake PS Architecture Raptor Lake S Refresh
Desktop Segment Desktop
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-13700F
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL has 16 CPU cores and can calculate 22 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL is 1.40 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-14700F has 20 CPU cores and 28 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-14700F is at 2.10 GHz (5.40 GHz).

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Characteristic Intel Core i7-14700F
16 Cores 20
22 Threads 28
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz (5.00 GHz)
6x Redwood Cove
A-Core 2.10 GHz (5.40 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
0.90 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core 1.50 GHz (4.20 GHz)
12x Gracemont
0.70 GHz (2.50 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Characteristic Intel Core i7-14700F
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL or Intel Core i7-14700F has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
2.30 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
128 Compute units --
1024 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.2 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL can use up to 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-14700F supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 89.6 GB/s.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Characteristic Intel Core i7-14700F
DDR5-5600 Memory DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
96 GB Max. Memory 192 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
18.00 MB L2 Cache 28.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache 33.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL is 45 W, while the Intel Core i7-14700F has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Characteristic Intel Core i7-14700F
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
115 W TDP (PL2) 219 W
65 W TDP up --
20 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL is manufactured in 7 nm and has 42.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-14700F is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 61.00 MB cache.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Characteristic Intel Core i7-14700F
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
LGA 1851 Socket LGA 1700
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q1/2024
-- Release price 359 $
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
16C 22T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.40 GHz
2829 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
16C 22T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
18873 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
16C 22T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.40 GHz
2113 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
16C 22T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
19394 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.30 GHz
4559 (100%)
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
16C 22T @ 4.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-14700F Intel Core i7-14700F
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
48720 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Intel Core i7-14700F
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