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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs Apple A18 Pro
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
20C / 20T · 5.50 GHz
Apple A18 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
100 %
20C / 20T · 5.20 GHz
Apple A18 Pro
39 %
6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake)
Apple A18 Pro
100 %
Apple A18 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
AI performance (NPU)
20C / 20T · 3.90 GHz
Apple A18 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 0.70 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) | Apple A series (27) |
| CPU group | Intel Core Ultra 200 AL-S (20) | Apple A18 (2) |
| Architecture | Arrow Lake | Donan |
| Technology | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Smartphone / Tablet |
| Socket | LGA 1851 | |
| Predecessor | Apple A17 Pro | |
| Successor | Apple A19 Pro |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 20 / 20 | 6 / 6 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Lion Cove 3.90 - 5.50 GHz |
2x Donan P-Core 0.70 - 4.04 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 12x Skymont 3.30 - 4.60 GHz |
4x Donan E-Core 0.74 - 2.30 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 36.00 MB | 20.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 30.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake) | Apple A18 Pro (6 GPU Cores) |
| GPU frequency | 0.30 - 2.00 GHz | 0.39 - 1.68 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 4 / 512 | 24 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 1 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2024 | Q3/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 13 TOPS | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU | 37 TOPS |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (60.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 256 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 1 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 20 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 125 W | 12 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 177 W | |
| TDP up | 250 W | |
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple A18 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | iOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | |
| Release date | Q4/2024 | Q3/2024 |
| Release price | 394 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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6C / 6T · 4.04 GHz
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