Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

Benchmarks for the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 12 Cores and 14 Threads. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

Description: Intel Graphics

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA2049

Total Cores: 12 Cores, 14 Threads

Performance Cores: 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.7 GHz Base, 4.9 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 10 Cores, 10 Threads, 1.2 GHz Base, 3.8 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 12 W

TDP Up: 57 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 5 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 10 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 10 x 32 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 96 GB (Up to LPDDR5/x 7467 MT/s Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s)

Other names: Intel(R) CoreTM Ultra 7 165U, Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 165U, Intel Core Ultra 7 165U, Intel CoreTM Ultra 7 165U

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2024

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
908th fastest in multithreading out of 5108 CPUs
409th fastest in single threading out of 5108 CPUs
209th fastest in out of all Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17299

Single Thread Rating

3391

Samples: 565*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

Integer Math	58,446 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	41,223 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	66 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,497 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	12,070 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	190,361 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,153 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,761 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,391 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Lenovo Gen 12 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptop with Intel Ultra 7 165U vPro Processor, 14" WUXGA 100% sRGB Touchscreen, 32GB 6400MHz RAM, 1TB Gen4 Performance SSD, FHD+ IR+ RGB Camera, and Windows 11 Pro	$1779.93 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ZBook 14 Firefly G11 (Latest Model) 14" Workstation Intel Core Ultra 7 165U (12-Core) 1TB SSD 32GB RAM FHD+ (1920x1200) IPS Windows 11 Pro	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Latitude 9000 (9450) 2-in-1 Laptop - 14 inch QHD+ (2560 x 1600) 500-nits Touch Display - Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 165U 12-Core - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Win11 pro	$2250.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21ML008NUS 14" Touchscreen Notebook - WUXGA - Intel Core Ultra 7 165U - vPro Technology - 32 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black	$1149.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 3 Laptop with Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vPro Processor, 16" WUXGA Touchscreen, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 3 Year Onsite Warranty, FP Reader, 5MP RGB/IR Cam, Backlit KYB, and Win 11 Pro	$1699.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,136
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,865
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,111
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,297
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		17,299
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,775
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,659
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,682
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,715
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,581

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.92
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.01
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.16
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		3,391
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,050
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,921
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,652
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,636
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,410

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2614352 - May 10 2025		21523
BL2614151 - May 10 2025		21451
BL2613910 - May 09 2025		18497
BL2611132 - May 08 2025		19737
BL2611062 - May 08 2025		8835

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		17,299
Apple M3 8 Core vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		19,206 (+11.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		17,684 (+2.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		17,591 (+1.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		16,476 (-4.8%)
Intel Core 7 150U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		15,444 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		14,391 (-16.8%)
Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		14,365 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		14,363 (-17.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		17,591 (+1.7%)
Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		14,365 (-17.0%)
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		15,659 (-9.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		13,559 (-21.6%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,660
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,142
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,095
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		8,014
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		7,687
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,068
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,952
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,799
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,796
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,782
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		4,041

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