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Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX vs i7 14700HX

73 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
VS
64 out of 100
Intel Core i7 14700HX
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
Intel Core i7 14700HX

We compared two 20-core laptop CPUs: the 2.6 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX against the 2.1 GHz i7 14700HX. 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14700HX and 265HX
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • More powerful Arc Graphics (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Intel Core i7 14700HX
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.5 GHz vs 5.3 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 633
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 4593
Cinebench Scores (60th and 97th 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 1250 MB/sec 1230 MB/sec
Clang compilation 194.4 Klines/sec 156.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 358 pages/sec 358.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 496.8 Mpixels/sec 430.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 335.2 pages/sec 272.3 pages/sec
Background blur 75.8 images/sec 51 images/sec
Photo processing 123.8 images/sec 120 images/sec
Ray tracing 40 Mpixels/sec 32.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 122 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 126.2 GOps/sec 131.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 160.5 GOps/sec 93.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 406M Primes/sec 165M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.1M Strings/sec 48.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.2 GBytes/sec 26.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 508.4 MBytes/sec 437.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 2983 Frames/sec 2244 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 40.5B Matrices/sec 25.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 385 & 1978 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 7 265HX +28%
373.89
Core i7 14700HX
292.72

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 29.1 PPW 23.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 300.7 PPW 289.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 867.8 PPW 663.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.8 PPW 5.32 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 265HX
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Intel Core i7 14700HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-01 (mugen13)Geekbench 6 CPU2938 / 17782
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-10 (lnwponlawat)Geekbench 6 CPU2943 / 17760
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-10 (lnwponlawat)Cinebench 2024116 / 1563
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-24 (Greenbazooka)Cinebench 2026633 / 4593
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-21 (Shakeel)Cinebench 2024122 / 1308
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Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 January 9, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number 265HX i7-14700HX
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) UHD Graphics (32EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 - AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
Intel CPU rating (34th and 68th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (P) 2.6 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 12
E-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (E) 2.3 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 3.9 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 20
Total Threads 20 28
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 26x 21x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 33MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W 157 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (38th and 78th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1900 MHz 1600 MHz
Shading Units 512 256
TMUs 32 16
ROPs 16 8
Execution Units 64 32
TGP 14 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 265HX +137%
1.9 TFLOPS
Core i7 14700HX
0.8 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics 770 compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-5600
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

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

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Total votes: 22

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Comments

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