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Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus vs Ultra 7 265HX

76 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
VS
73 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX

We compared two 20-core laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus against the 2.6 GHz Ultra 7 265HX. 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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 265HX and Plus
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
  • Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus
vs
Core Ultra 7 265HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (57th and 60th 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 - 1250 MB/sec
Clang compilation - 194.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser - 358 pages/sec
PDF Renderer - 496.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing - 335.2 pages/sec
Background blur - 75.8 images/sec
Photo processing - 123.8 images/sec
Ray tracing - 40 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 125.3 GOps/sec 126.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 166.5 GOps/sec 160.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 483M Primes/sec 406M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.3M Strings/sec 62.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.1 GBytes/sec 39.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 507.8 MBytes/sec 508.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 3704 Frames/sec 2983 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 40.7B Matrices/sec 40.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 6 & 385 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 29.3 PPW 29.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 288.2 PPW 300.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 896.5 PPW 867.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.22 PPW 6.8 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus and Ultra 7 265HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 17, 2026 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 270HX+ 265HX
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 - AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Intel CPU rating (22nd and 34th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 12
E-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 20
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 26x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W 160 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 FCBGA-2114
Peak Temperature 105°C 105°C
Laptop processors ranking (26th and 38th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1900 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 64 64
TGP 14 W 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 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus official page Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 24

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Comments

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