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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U vs Intel Core i5-12500
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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
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
100 %
12C / 14T · 5.30 GHz
Intel Core i5-12500
96 %
6C / 12T · 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
12C / 14T · 2.10 GHz
Intel Core i5-12500
100 %
6C / 12T · 4.00 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
100 %
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Intel Core i5-12500
36 %
Intel UHD Graphics 770
More benchmarks
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
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 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 265U | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) | Intel Core i5 (336) |
| CPU group | Intel Core Ultra 200U (4) | Intel Core i 12000 (34) |
| Architecture | Meteor Lake U Refresh | Alder Lake S |
| Technology | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 2049 | LGA 1700 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U | Intel Core i5-11500 |
| Successor | Intel Core i5-13500 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 12 / 14 | 6 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Redwood Cove 2.10 - 5.30 GHz |
6x Golden Cove 3.00 - 4.60 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Crestmont 1.70 - 4.20 GHz |
|
| Core Cluster 3: | 2x Crestmont 0.70 - 2.40 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 12.00 MB | 7.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | 18.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| GPU frequency | 0.60 - 2.10 GHz | 0.30 - 1.45 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 64 / 512 | 32 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 4 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 64 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q4/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5X-8400 (134.4 GB/s) DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 20 | 5.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s | 78.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 15 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 57 W | 117 W |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 12 W | |
| T. junction max. | 105 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ |
| Release date | Q1/2025 | Q1/2022 |
| Release price | 202 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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