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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs i7 13700K

85 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
VS
75 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13700K
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
Intel Core i7 13700K

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265K with 20-cores against the 3.4 GHz i7 13700K with 16-cores. 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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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
100.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
37.3
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13700K and 265K
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • More powerful Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 2 vs 0.8 TFLOPS
  • Newer - released 2 years and 1 month later
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (14%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 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 265K
vs
Core i7 13700K

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 659
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 6859
Cinebench Scores (24th and 66th place)
Submit your benchmark results

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 1580 MB/sec 1770 MB/sec
Clang compilation 201.1 Klines/sec 167.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 475.1 pages/sec 528.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 615.6 Mpixels/sec 560.2 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 350.8 pages/sec 288 pages/sec
Background blur 76.9 images/sec 81 images/sec
Photo processing 167.2 images/sec 187.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 42.2 Mpixels/sec 37.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 817 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 143.2 GOps/sec 153.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 189.6 GOps/sec 114.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 492M Primes/sec 188M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 79.7M Strings/sec 62.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 48.2 GBytes/sec 33.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 665.6 MBytes/sec 591.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 3730 Frames/sec 2692 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 54.3B Matrices/sec 36.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 8205 & 8277 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 7 265K +16%
464.73
Core i7 13700K
401.93

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.1 PPW 12.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 171 PPW 161.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 468.7 PPW 364.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.72 PPW 3.22 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 265K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-08 (HongKonger)Cinebench 2024140 / 1994
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-03 (HYUNKYU)Cinebench 2024137 / 1829
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-01 (Omi)Cinebench 2024138 / 1993
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-29 (Kolli)Cinebench 2024137 / 2012
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-06 (HJH)Cinebench 2024138 / 2020
Add View all (21)
Intel Core i7 13700K
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-30 (Channel3)Cinebench 2026659 / 6859
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Xypher)Cinebench 2024121 / 1618
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-28 (Illyctro)Geekbench 6 CPU2671 / 17244
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-27 (JMoor)Cinebench 2024120 / 1543
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-21 (Sighrus)Cinebench 2024126 / 1759
Add View all (18)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265K and i7 13700K

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 11, 2024 September 27, 2022
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Raptor Lake
Model number 265K i7-13700K
Integrated GPU Arc iGPU (4-Cores) UHD Graphics 770
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel CPU rating (8th and 31st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 8
E-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 16
Total Threads 20 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 39x 34x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 253 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 100Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (14th and 40th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics 770
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 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 265K +150%
2 TFLOPS
Core i7 13700K
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 265K official page Intel Core i7 13700K official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

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Comments

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