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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2024-11-18

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF has 20 cores with 20 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Core Ultra 7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1851 socket and was released in Q4/2024.

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Family:	Intel Core Ultra 7 (18)
CPU group:	Intel Core Ultra 200 AL-S (14)
Architecture:	Arrow Lake
Technology:	3 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	2
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF is 3.90 GHz (5.50 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	20 / 20
Core architecture:	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core:	8x Lion Cove
B-Core:	12x Skymont

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	Intel Thermal Velocity Boost Intel Turbo Boost Max Intel XMP
A-Core Frequency:	3.90 GHz (5.50 GHz)
B-Core Frequency:	3.30 GHz (4.60 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 NPU 4 @ 13 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU:	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF uses the no iGPU, which has -- texture shaders and -- execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
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):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to 192 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 102.4 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR5-6400	102.4 GB/s
Max. Memory:	192 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	Yes
PCIe:	5.0 x 20
PCIe Bandwidth:	78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 125 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):	125 W
TDP (PL2):	177 W
TDP up:	250 W
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF is made in 3 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 66.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	3 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1851
L2-Cache:	36.00 MB
L3-Cache:	30.00 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:	Q4/2024
Release price:	379 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
20C 20T @ 3.90 GHz (5.50 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core Ultra 9 285K 24C 24T @ 5.70 GHz	145
	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	142
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	141
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	141
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHzNot verified	139
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	139
	Intel Core i9-14900KF 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	139

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-13900K 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	2144
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2142
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2108
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	2062
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	2062
	Intel Core i7-14700KF 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	2021
	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	2021

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 i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2358
	Intel Core i9-14900KF 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2358
	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2317
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	2291
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	2291
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	2262
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHzNot verified	2262

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 i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	38712
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16C 32T @ 5.20 GHz	38657
	AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16C 32T @ 5.00 GHz	38581
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	36240
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	36240
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24C 48T @ 4.00 GHz	34255
	Intel Core i9-14900 24C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	33820

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 6C 12T @ 5.40 GHz	3291
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	3289
	Intel Core i9-14900KF 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	3289
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	3228
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	3228
	Intel Core Ultra 5 245K 14C 14T @ 5.20 GHz	3048
	Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF 14C 14T @ 5.20 GHz	3048

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX 64C 128T @ 3.00 GHz	20256
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	20165
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX 32C 64T @ 4.00 GHz	19975
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	19965
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	19965
	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 12C 24T @ 5.00 GHz	19756
	AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D 12C 24T @ 5.00 GHzNot verified	19756

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i9-13900KS 24C 32T @ 5.60 GHz	62340
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	59388
	Intel Core i9-14900KF 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	59388
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	59250
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.20 GHz	59250
	Intel Core i9-13900K 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	59155
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.50 GHz	59155

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i9-14900KS 24C 32T @ 6.20 GHz	960
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	919
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 5.50 GHz	919
	Intel Core i7-14700KF 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	908
	Intel Core i7-14700K 20C 28T @ 5.60 GHz	908
	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	900
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 5.80 GHz	893

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16C 32T @ 4.30 GHz	17108
	Intel Core i9-13900K 24C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	16715
	Intel Core i9-13900KF 24C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	16715
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 3.90 GHz	16275
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20C 20T @ 3.90 GHz	16275
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24C 48T @ 3.80 GHz	16082
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32C 64T @ 3.00 GHz	15823

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 13,463 CB R23 MC @ 71 W	190
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 65,269 CB R23 MC @ 348 W	188
	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 28,577 CB R23 MC @ 153 W	186
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 36,240 CB R23 MC @ 200 W	181
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 36,240 CB R23 MC @ 200 W	181
	AMD Ryzen 5 7600 14,540 CB R23 MC @ 83 W	176
	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 23,115 CB R23 MC @ 136 W	170

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).


	AMD Ryzen 5 8600G 6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz	16
	AMD Ryzen 7 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	16
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8700G 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	16
	Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 20C 20T @ 3.90 GHz	13
	Intel Core Ultra 5 225F 10C 10T @ 3.30 GHzNot verified	13
	Intel Core Ultra 5 225 10C 10T @ 3.30 GHzNot verified	13
	Intel Core Ultra 5 235 14C 14T @ 1.80 GHzNot verified	13

Benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
343 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
340 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
631 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
613 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,833 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,779 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,444 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
240 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
742 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
137 entries

AI performance (NPU)
165 entries

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