Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

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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:
921st fastest in multithreading out of 5126 CPUs
424th fastest in single threading out of 5126 CPUs
214th fastest in out of 1486 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

17202

Single Thread Rating

3370

Samples: 590*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	58,113 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	40,967 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	66 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	21,386 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	11,991 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	189,251 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,148 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	10,704 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,370 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th 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	$1729.93 (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)
	Dell Latitude 7450 Laptop - 14" FHD+ 400 nits Display - Intel Core Ultra 7-165U vPro - 512GB SSD - 32GB - Laplink PCmover - Win11 Pro	$1559.00 (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	$1285.11 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,863
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,096
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,282
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		17,202
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,760
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,670
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,711
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,570

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.88
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.97
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 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		3,370
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,049
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,029
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,919
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,651
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,634
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,409

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2638755 - May 20 2025		13146
BL2638718 - May 20 2025		10661
BL2638524 - May 20 2025		16313
BL2638511 - May 20 2025		6724
BL2638433 - May 20 2025		5775

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		17,202
Apple M3 8 Core vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		19,181 (+11.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		17,628 (+2.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		17,554 (+2.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		16,443 (-4.4%)
Intel Core 7 150U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		15,418 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		14,371 (-16.5%)
Intel Core i5-1335U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		14,364 (-16.5%)
Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		14,242 (-17.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 135U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		17,554 (+2.0%)
Intel Core 3 100U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		14,242 (-17.2%)
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		15,651 (-9.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 164U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		13,559 (-21.2%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,750
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,742
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,236
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,738
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,064
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,952
Intel Core 7 250H		6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,791
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,791
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,776
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U		4,020

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