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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs i9 14900KF

86 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
VS
85 out of 100
Intel Core i9 14900KF
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Intel Core i9 14900KF

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF with 20-cores against the 3.2 GHz i9 14900KF 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
62.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 14900KF and 265KF
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
Advantages of Intel Core i9 14900KF
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (6 GHz vs 5.4 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 265KF
vs
Core i9 14900KF

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 690
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 7372
Cinebench Scores (20th and 18th 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 1610 MB/sec 1590 MB/sec
Clang compilation 192.6 Klines/sec 200.6 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 481.8 pages/sec 491.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 600.3 Mpixels/sec 554.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 342.1 pages/sec 315.7 pages/sec
Background blur 96.8 images/sec 74.9 images/sec
Photo processing 172.7 images/sec 151.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.9 Mpixels/sec 44.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 908 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 208.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 189.4 GOps/sec 151.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 487M Primes/sec 228M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 79.7M Strings/sec 86.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 48.2 GBytes/sec 46.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 666.5 MBytes/sec 780.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 3629 Frames/sec 3112 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 54.5B Matrices/sec 44.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 3726 & 7403 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 14900KF +13%
516.28

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.5 PPW 16.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 174.2 PPW 163 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 468.1 PPW 464.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.65 PPW 4.13 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 14900KF
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-08-04 (muffo)Cinebench 2026690 / 7372
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-06 (Alfredo)Cinebench 2024133 / 1883
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-15 (crysis1974)Cinebench 2024135 / 2070
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-15 (crysis1974)Cinebench 2024135 / 2070
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-04 (JJ)Cinebench 2024126 / 2086
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF and i9 14900KF

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 11, 2024 October 16, 2023
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Raptor Lake Refresh
Model number 265KF i9-14900KF
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Intel CPU rating (5th and 9th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 16
E-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 24
Total Threads 20 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 39x 32x
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 15th 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 14900KF official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
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Total votes: 29

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core i9 14900KF or Ultra 7 265KF?
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