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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs i7 12700KF

86 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
VS
66 out of 100
Intel Core i7 12700KF
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Intel Core i7 12700KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF with 20-cores against the 3.6 GHz i7 12700KF with 12-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
85.7
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 12700KF and 265KF
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 3 years later
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • Has 5 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
  • 15% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3206 vs 2790 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 265KF
vs
Core i7 12700KF

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (21st and 95th 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 1070 MB/sec
Clang compilation 192.6 Klines/sec 127.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 481.8 pages/sec 352.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 600.3 Mpixels/sec 458.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 342.1 pages/sec 275.7 pages/sec
Background blur 96.8 images/sec 70.5 images/sec
Photo processing 172.7 images/sec 126.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.9 Mpixels/sec 30 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 718 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 143.3 GOps/sec 113.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 189.4 GOps/sec 87.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 487M Primes/sec 110M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 79.7M Strings/sec 45.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 48.2 GBytes/sec 23.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 666.5 MBytes/sec 439.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 3629 Frames/sec 1757 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 54.5B Matrices/sec 28.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 3726 & 6694 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 7 265KF +48%
455.75
Core i7 12700KF
308.32

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.5 PPW 10.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 174.2 PPW 123 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 468.1 PPW 271.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.65 PPW 2.47 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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-12 (AitorIrigoyen)Cinebench 2024137 / 2011
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-11 (AitorIrigoyen๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ)Cinebench 2024137 / 2011
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-30 (Obfuscator)Cinebench 2024146 / 2162
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-07 (introfog)Cinebench 2024140 / 2062
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-31 (HomeHoney)Cinebench 2024139 / 2009
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Intel Core i7 12700KF
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-31 (Felix)Cinebench 2026611 / 5155
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-03 (CJ's PC)Cinebench 2024108 / 1212
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-14 (S0l1st)Cinebench 2024112 / 1290
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-06-15 (Tukumo)Cinebench 2024117 / 1302
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-23 (fhd)Cinebench 2024110 / 1191
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF and i7 12700KF

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 11, 2024 October 27, 2021
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Alder Lake
Model number 265KF i7-12700KF
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Intel CPU rating (6th and 61st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz 3.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 4
E-Threads 12 4
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 12
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 39x 36x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 12MB (shared)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 25MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 190 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 LGA-1700
Peak Temperature 105ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (12th and 62nd place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF official page Intel Core i7 12700KF official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i7 12700KF or Ultra 7 265KF?
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