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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U Benchmark, Test and specs
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Modern and very efficient mobile processor for office tasks and older computer games The Intel Core Ultra 7 265U was released in Q1/2025 and has 12 cores. The processor can process 14 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket BGA 2049.
| Name: | Intel Core Ultra 7 265U |
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| Family: | Intel Core Ultra 7 (24) |
| CPU group: | Intel Core Ultra 200U (4) |
| Architecture: | Meteor Lake U Refresh |
| Technology: | 3 nm |
| Segment: | Notebook |
| Generation: | 2 |
| Predecessor: | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U |
| Successor: | -- |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265U has 12 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265U is 2.10 GHz (5.30 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 12 / 14 |
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| Core architecture: | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| A-Core: | 2x Redwood Cove |
| B-Core: | 8x Crestmont |
| C-Core: | 2x Crestmont |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | Yes |
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| Overclocking: | No |
| A-Core Frequency: | 2.10 GHz (5.30 GHz) |
| B-Core Frequency: | 1.70 GHz (4.20 GHz) |
| C-Core Frequency: | 0.70 GHz (2.40 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 |
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| AI specifications: | Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU: | -- |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265U has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265U has the Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) installed, which has 64 streaming multiprocessors (512 shaders).
| GPU name: | Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.60 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 2.10 GHz |
| Compute units: | 64 |
| Shader: | 512 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | Yes |
| Release date: | Q4/2023 |
| Max. displays: | 4 |
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| Generation: | -- |
| Direct X: | 12.2 |
| Technology: | 5 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode |
| VP9: | Decode |
| AV1: | Decode / Encode |
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| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core Ultra 7 265U supports a maximum of 128 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 134.4 GB/s. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| LPDDR5X-8400 DDR5-6400 | 134.4 GB/s 102.4 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 128 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Core Ultra 7 265U has a TDP of 15 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2): | 57 W |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | 12 W |
| Tjunction max.: | 105 °C |
Technical details
Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265U is made in 3 nm and has 12.00 MB cache.
| Technology: | 3 nm |
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| Chip design: | Chiplet |
| Socket: | BGA 2049 |
| L2-Cache: | 12.00 MB |
| L3-Cache: | -- |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | Windows 11, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q1/2025 |
| Release price: | -- |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core Ultra 7 265U 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.
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.
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
12C 14T @ 5.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1360P
12C 16T @ 5.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-1355U
10C 12T @ 5.00 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz |
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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.
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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 5945
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
12C 14T @ 2.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-1345U
10C 12T @ 1.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon W-10885M
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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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Intel Core i7-12700H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-12800H
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-46-100)
Qualcomm Adreno X1 @ 0.70 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.10 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-11375H
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.35 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-11370H
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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).
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).
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Apple M2
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8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz |
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Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
12C 12T @ 0.66 GHz |
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Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
12C 14T @ 2.10 GHz |
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