Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL has 16 cores with 22 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Intel Core Ultra 7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1851 socket and was released in Q2/2024.
Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL

At a glance

Name: Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
Family: Intel Core Ultra 7 (18)
CPU group: Intel Core Ultra 100HL (4)
Architecture: Meteor Lake PS
Technology: 7 nm
Segment: Desktop
Generation: 1
Predecessor: --
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). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 16 / 22
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 6x Redwood Cove
B-Core: 8x Crestmont
C-Core: 2x Crestmont
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 1.40 GHz (5.00 GHz)
B-Core Frequency: 0.90 GHz (3.80 GHz)
C-Core Frequency: 0.70 GHz (2.50 GHz)

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.

AI hardware: Intel® AI Boost
AI specifications: Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
NPU + CPU + iGPU: --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL uses the Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake), which has 1024 texture shaders and 128 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name: Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake)
GPU frequency: 0.60 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 2.30 GHz
Compute units: 128
Shader: 1024
Hardware Raytracing: Yes
Release date: Q4/2023
Max. displays: 4
Generation: --
Direct X: 12.2
Technology: 5 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Frame Generation: No

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode
AV1: Decode / Encode
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 96 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR5-5600
89.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 96 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth: 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): 115 W
TDP up: 65 W
TDP down: 20 W
Tjunction max.: 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL is made in 7 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 42.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 7 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket: LGA 1851
L2-Cache: 18.00 MB
L3-Cache: 24.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 11, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q2/2024
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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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.
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