Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL vs Intel Core i9-14900F

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Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-14900F
Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Intel Core i9-14900F

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL and the Intel Core i9-14900F and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL 12 core processor released in Q2/2024 with the Intel Core i9-14900F which has 24 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2024.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (10) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Core Ultra 100UL (5) CPU group Intel Core i 14000 (23)
1 Generation 14
Meteor Lake PS Architecture Raptor Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-13900F
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz). The processor can compute 14 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i9-14900F clocks with 2.00 GHz (5.80 GHz), has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900F
12 Cores 24
14 Threads 32
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz (4.90 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 2.00 GHz (5.80 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core 1.50 GHz (4.30 GHz)
16x Gracemont
0.70 GHz (2.10 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 165UL Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900F
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
2.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
5 nm Technology
4 Max. displays
64 Compute units --
512 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 4 Core Graphics 64 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

Up to 96 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL, while the Intel Core i9-14900F supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 89.6 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900F
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
12.00 MB L2 Cache 32.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 36.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-14900F is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900F
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
57 W TDP (PL2) 219 W
28 W TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL has 12.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 7 nm. The cache of Intel Core i9-14900F is at 68.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Characteristic Intel Core i9-14900F
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 524 $
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900F Intel Core i9-14900F
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
2242 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900F Intel Core i9-14900F
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
33820 (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 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900F Intel Core i9-14900F
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
2202 (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 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900F Intel Core i9-14900F
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
20150 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900F Intel Core i9-14900F
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
2947 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900F Intel Core i9-14900F
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
20495 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 4.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900F Intel Core i9-14900F
24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz
903 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
12C 14T @ 1.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-14900F Intel Core i9-14900F
24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz
12840 (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 165UL Intel Core Ultra 7 165UL
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.00 GHz
1985 (100%)
Intel Core i9-14900F Intel Core i9-14900F
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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