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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs Ultra 7 265F

86 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
VS
78 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F

We compared two 20-core desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF against the 2.4 GHz Ultra 7 265F. 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
66.0
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 265F and 265KF
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • 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 265KF
vs
Core Ultra 7 265F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (20th and 69th 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 1350 MB/sec
Clang compilation 192.6 Klines/sec 189.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 481.8 pages/sec 439.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 600.3 Mpixels/sec 561.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 342.1 pages/sec 334.5 pages/sec
Background blur 96.8 images/sec 84.8 images/sec
Photo processing 172.7 images/sec 153.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.9 Mpixels/sec 41.4 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 138 GOps/sec
Floating point math 189.4 GOps/sec 173.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 487M Primes/sec 415M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 79.7M Strings/sec 62.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 48.2 GBytes/sec 39.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 666.5 MBytes/sec 506.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 3629 Frames/sec 3165 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 54.5B Matrices/sec 39.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 3726 & 852 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 16.5 PPW 23.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 174.2 PPW 306.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 468.1 PPW 759.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.65 PPW 5.04 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
Add View all (9)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-02 (Patriot)GeekBench3198 / 22864
Add View all (1)

Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 11, 2024 December 18, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 265KF 265F
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X -
Intel CPU rating (5th and 17th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 12
E-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 20
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 39x 24x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 182 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature 105°C 105°C
Desktop CPU ranking (11th and 25th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

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

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Total votes: 15

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Comments

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