Intel Core Ultra 7 266V vs Ultra 7 165H
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 266V with 8-cores against the 1.4 GHz Ultra 7 165H with 16-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 7 nanometers
- Newer - released 9 months later
- 14% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2811 vs 2465 points
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
- Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5-7467 RAM
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- More than 10° C higher critical temperature
- More powerful Arc Graphics (8-Cores) integrated graphics: 4.7 vs 4.1 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#169th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 990.8 MB/sec | 1250 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 67.7 Klines/sec | 105.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 264.1 pages/sec | 301.6 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 290.2 Mpixels/sec | 375 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 310.4 pages/sec | 256.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 50.8 images/sec | 51.3 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 110.3 images/sec | 108.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14 Mpixels/sec | 20.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 89 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 65.5 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 120M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 33.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 17.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 291 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 1816 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 17.2B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15.8 PPW | 33.8 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 294.7 PPW | 463.5 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 923.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 7.57 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-04-21 (laduran) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2470 / 13442 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 266V and Ultra 7 165HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | September 4, 2024 | December 14, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Lunar Lake | Meteor Lake |
| Model number | 266V | 165H |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140V | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS |
| Successor | - Intel Core Ultra 7 366H | - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H |
Intel CPU rating (87th and 89th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 | 10 |
| E-Threads | 4 | 10 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.2 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Total Cores | 8 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 8 | 22 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22x | 14x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 112K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2560K (per core) | 2MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 12MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 17-37 W (configurable) | 28 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 37 W | 115 W |
| Socket | FCBGA-2833 | FCBGA-2049 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 110°C |
Laptop processors ranking (110th and 113th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| GPU Base Clock | 600 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 1024 |
| TMUs | - | 64 |
| ROPs | - | 32 |
| Execution Units | - | 128 |
| TGP | 30 W | 28 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Arc iGPU (8-Cores) compared to Arc 140V
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8533 | - LPDDR5-7467 - LPDDR5x-7467 - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 16 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | - | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 266V official page | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 8 | 28 |
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