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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

86 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
VS
62 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF with 20-cores against the 4.1 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 8700F with 8-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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
103.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
57.9
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 8700F and 265KF
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
  • Has 12 more physical cores
  • Has 14 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • Newer - released 5 months later
  • 17% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3206 vs 2745 points
  • More than 10° C higher critical temperature
  • 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 265KF
vs
Ryzen 7 8700F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (21st and 168th 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 1610 MB/sec 1450 MB/sec
Clang compilation 192.6 Klines/sec 107.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 481.8 pages/sec 288.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 600.3 Mpixels/sec 406.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 342.1 pages/sec 283.4 pages/sec
Background blur 96.8 images/sec 67.1 images/sec
Photo processing 172.7 images/sec 112.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.9 Mpixels/sec 24 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 143.3 GOps/sec 100.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 189.4 GOps/sec 62.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 487M Primes/sec 98M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 79.7M Strings/sec 45.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 48.2 GBytes/sec 22.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 666.5 MBytes/sec 378.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 3629 Frames/sec 1549 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 54.5B Matrices/sec 28.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3726 & 1787 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 7 265KF +99%
455.75
Ryzen 7 8700F
228.95

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.5 PPW 14.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 174.2 PPW 220.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 468.1 PPW 475.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.65 PPW 3.52 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 265KF
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-12 (AitorIrigoyen)Cinebench 2024137 / 2011
📘 2026-07-11 (AitorIrigoyen🇺🇾)Cinebench 2024137 / 2011
📘 2026-01-30 (Obfuscator)Cinebench 2024146 / 2162
📘 2026-01-07 (introfog)Cinebench 2024140 / 2062
📘 2025-12-31 (HomeHoney)Cinebench 2024139 / 2009
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AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-11-27 (PanoS)Cinebench 2024110 / 947
📘 2025-11-27 (PanoS)Cinebench 2024108 / 935
Add View all (2)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF and AMD Ryzen 7 8700F

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released October 11, 2024 May 14, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Model number 265KF 8700F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X - Intel Core i7 14700F
Successor - - AMD Ryzen 7 9700F
Intel CPU rating (#6th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#53rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz 4.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 -
E-Threads 12 -
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 20 8
Total Threads 20 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 39x 41x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Transistors - 25 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 88 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 AM5
Peak Temperature 105°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (12th and 73rd place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support Yes No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF official page AMD Ryzen 7 8700F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
5 (71.4%)
2 (28.6%)
Total votes: 7

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Comments

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