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Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs i7 14700

76 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
VS
74 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
Intel Core i7 14700

We compared two 20-core desktop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265 against the 2.1 GHz i7 14700. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (1)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
68.9
(Good)
Value Index
53.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14700 and 265
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 11 months later
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 265
vs
Core i7 14700

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (82nd and 28th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1340 MB/sec 1530 MB/sec
Clang compilation 189 Klines/sec 167.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 378.8 pages/sec 434.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 525.9 Mpixels/sec 445 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 326.6 pages/sec 285 pages/sec
Background blur 78.5 images/sec 69.3 images/sec
Photo processing 138.5 images/sec 145.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.5 Mpixels/sec 38.3 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 468 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 7 265 +23%
49668
Core i7 14700
40295
Integer math 134.7 GOps/sec 154.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 172.7 GOps/sec 106.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 419M Primes/sec 164M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 63.8M Strings/sec 54.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 40.4 GBytes/sec 29.6 GBytes/sec
Data compression 522.8 MBytes/sec 497.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 2920 Frames/sec 2227 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 41.5B Matrices/sec 28.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2008 & 3820 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 7 265
339.56
Core i7 14700 +11%
377.2

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 21.5 PPW 30.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 289.9 PPW 279 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 764.1 PPW 619.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.22 PPW 5.8 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-12-18 (supertimm)Cinebench 2024117 / 1831
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Intel Core i7 14700
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-21 (Kum1likkk)Geekbench 6 CPU2950 / 16178
📘 2026-02-28 (LeoNoSyncFPS)Geekbench 6 CPU3019 / 20988
📘 2026-02-28 (LeoNoSyncFPS)Cinebench 2024127 / 2039
📘 2026-01-29 (LeoNoSyncFPS)Geekbench 6 CPU2973 / 20074
📘 2025-10-25 (Tamo)Cinebench 2024122 / 1627
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and i7 14700

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 18, 2024 January 9, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number 265 i7-14700
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 265
Intel CPU rating (23rd and 32nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 12
E-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 20
Total Threads 20 28
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 21x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 33MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 182 W 219 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 105°C 100°C
Desktop CPU ranking (32nd and 42nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1950 MHz 1600 MHz
Shading Units - 256
TMUs - 16
ROPs - 8
Execution Units - 32
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel UHD Graphics 770 benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 265 official page Intel Core i7 14700 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 47

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 14700 or Ultra 7 265?
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Neil April 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
If you’re building a new PC, the ultra 7 is a better choice since there’s not much price difference between them. However, if you’re upgrading your existing PC, and if you want to bring the existing DDR4 RAM to the new platform, i7 is more cost effective.
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