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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs Ultra 7 265K

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

We compared two 20-core desktop CPUs: the 3.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF against the 3.9 GHz Ultra 7 265K. 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
100.2
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 265K and 265KF
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
  • Includes an integrated GPU Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Test in Benchmarks

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

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (21st and 24th 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 1580 MB/sec
Clang compilation 192.6 Klines/sec 201.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 481.8 pages/sec 475.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 600.3 Mpixels/sec 615.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 342.1 pages/sec 350.8 pages/sec
Background blur 96.8 images/sec 76.9 images/sec
Photo processing 172.7 images/sec 167.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 41.9 Mpixels/sec 42.2 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 143.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 189.4 GOps/sec 189.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 487M Primes/sec 492M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 79.7M Strings/sec 79.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 48.2 GBytes/sec 48.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 666.5 MBytes/sec 665.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 3629 Frames/sec 3730 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 54.5B Matrices/sec 54.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 3726 & 8205 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 16.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 174.2 PPW 171 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 468.1 PPW 468.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.65 PPW 3.72 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 Ultra 7 265K
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-08 (HongKonger)Cinebench 2024140 / 1994
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-03 (HYUNKYU)Cinebench 2024137 / 1829
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-01-01 (Omi)Cinebench 2024138 / 1993
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-29 (Kolli)Cinebench 2024137 / 2012
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-11-06 (HJH)Cinebench 2024138 / 2020
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Specifications

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

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released October 11, 2024 October 11, 2024
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 265KF 265K
Integrated GPU No Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X - AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel CPU rating (6th and 8th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.9 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.4 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 12
E-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (E) 3.3 GHz 3.3 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 39x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 125 W 125 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 250 W 250 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 FCLGA-1851
Peak Temperature 105ยฐC 105ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (12th and 14th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics - Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock - 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock - 2000 MHz
Shading Units - 512
TMUs - 32
ROPs - 16
Execution Units - 64
TGP - 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
See: Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

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

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Comments

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