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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs i9 13900KF

86 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
VS
82 out of 100
Intel Core i9 13900KF
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Intel Core i9 13900KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF with 20-cores against the 3.0 GHz i9 13900KF with 24-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
43.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 13900KF and 265KF
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 2 years later
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
Advantages of Intel Core i9 13900KF
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 265KF
vs
Core i9 13900KF

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (20th and 33rd 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 1590 MB/sec
Clang compilation 192.6 Klines/sec 195 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 481.8 pages/sec 485.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 600.3 Mpixels/sec 531.3 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 342.1 pages/sec 296.4 pages/sec
Background blur 96.8 images/sec 72.3 images/sec
Photo processing 172.7 images/sec 153.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.9 Mpixels/sec 44 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 877 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 205.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 189.4 GOps/sec 150 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 487M Primes/sec 223M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 79.7M Strings/sec 86.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 48.2 GBytes/sec 45.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 666.5 MBytes/sec 780.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 3629 Frames/sec 2958 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 54.5B Matrices/sec 45.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 3726 & 4726 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 7 265KF
455.75
Core i9 13900KF +18%
536.55

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.5 PPW 15.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 174.2 PPW 161.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 468.1 PPW 459.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.65 PPW 4.29 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 i9 13900KF
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-23 (mvlad)Cinebench 2024133 / 2158
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (blayk11)GeekBench3068 / 19278
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (blayk11)Cinebench 2024129 / 2089
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-03 -> mazdapride89Cinebench 2024125 / 1896
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-03 -> mazdapride89GeekBench3193 / 20791
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF and i9 13900KF

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 265KF i9-13900K
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Successor - - Intel Core i9 14900KF
Intel CPU rating (5th and 13th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 16
E-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 24
Total Threads 20 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 39x 30x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 36MB (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 105ยฐC 100ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (11th and 19th 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 265KF official page Intel Core i9 13900KF official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
11 (91.7%)
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Total votes: 12

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i9 13900KF or Ultra 7 265KF?
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