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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Benchmarks & Specs

Name: Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Brand: Intel
Rating: 2.3 (94 reviews)

Last updated: 2026-06-06

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Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U represents a modern and energy-efficient choice for mobile computers. It is based on the advanced Meteor Lake U architecture. Manufacturing in the 7-nanometer process enables remarkable energy efficiency. This contributes significantly to long battery life in laptops.

It offers very reliable performance for everyday tasks. Switching smoothly between different applications is also always effortless. The integrated Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) is sufficient for most users. It supports the smooth playback of high-resolution media content. Furthermore, this graphics is well-equipped for creative work such as light image editing.

With 12 MB Level 2 Cache, the processor responds very quickly to every input. A memory bandwidth of 120 GB/s ensures the necessary data flow. We were surprised at how balanced the overall performance of this processor is. It offers a solid foundation for demanding users in mobile everyday life.

Energy-efficient Meteor Lake U architecture
Solid integrated graphics for everyday tasks
High responsiveness for smooth multitasking

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank ? / ?
In segment Notebook

Multi-core performance

Rank ? / ?
In segment Notebook

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake)

1,989

Intel Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Arrow Lake)

1,989

Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)

1,985

AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 (Raven Ridge)

1,971

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Renoir)

1,946

More benchmarks

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Property	Value
Family	Intel Core Ultra 7 (31)
CPU group	Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
Architecture	Meteor Lake U
Technology	7 nm
Segment	Notebook
Socket	BGA 2049
Generation	1
Predecessor
Successor	Intel Core Ultra 7 265U Q1/2025

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Property	Value
CPU Cores / Threads	12 / 14
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	2x Redwood Cove 1.70 - 4.90 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	8x Crestmont 1.20 - 3.80 GHz
Core Cluster 3:	2x Crestmont 0.70 - 2.10 GHz
L2-Cache	12.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking	No

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Property	Value
GPU name	Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
GPU frequency	0.60 - 2.00 GHz
CUs / Shader	64 / 512
Raytracing	✓
Max. displays	4
Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
Technology	5 nm
Release date	Q4/2023

NPU AI performance

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

Memory & PCIe

Memory type	Memory bandwidth
LPDDR5X-7500 DDR5-5600	120.0 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Property	Value
Max. Memory	96 GB
Memory channels	2
ECC	✗
PCIe	4.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

Property	Value
TDP	15 W
TDP (PL2)	57 W
TDP up	28 W
TDP down	12 W
T. junction max.	110 °C

Technical details

Property	Value
Chip design	Chiplet
AES-NI	✓
Operating systems	Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date	Q4/2023
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

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