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Intel Core Ultra 7 265F vs i7 14700F

78 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
VS
72 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700F
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Intel Core i7 14700F

We compared two 20-core desktop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265F against the 2.1 GHz i7 14700F. 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

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
66.0
(Good)
Value Index
72.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14700F and 265F
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700F
  • 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 265F
vs
Core i7 14700F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (69th and 57th 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 1350 MB/sec 1340 MB/sec
Clang compilation 189.3 Klines/sec 184.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 439.7 pages/sec 414 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 561.5 Mpixels/sec 515.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 334.5 pages/sec 285.3 pages/sec
Background blur 84.8 images/sec 73.6 images/sec
Photo processing 153.2 images/sec 143.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.4 Mpixels/sec 43.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 396 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 138 GOps/sec 155.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 173.6 GOps/sec 107 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 415M Primes/sec 176M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.4M Strings/sec 55.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.5 GBytes/sec 30.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 506.9 MBytes/sec 506.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 3165 Frames/sec 2454 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 39.2B Matrices/sec 28.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 852 & 4585 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 7 265F +7%
327.89
Core i7 14700F
306.54

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 23.1 PPW 24.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 306.5 PPW 283.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 759.8 PPW 635.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.04 PPW 4.72 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 265F
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-02 (Patriot)GeekBench3198 / 22864
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Intel Core i7 14700F
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-25 (cookie)Cinebench 2026627 / 4842
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-29 -> sig_mayukhGeekBench2762 / 19181
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-09 (Raptor)Cinebench 2024121 / 976
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-12 (Ivo)Cinebench 2024123 / 1235
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-08 (RedxVisions)Cinebench 2024124 / 1804
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Specifications

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

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 265F i7-14700F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Intel CPU rating (17th and 37th 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 105ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (25th and 46th place)

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 265F official page Intel Core i7 14700F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
4 (66.7%)
2 (33.3%)
Total votes: 6

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Comments

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