Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

Benchmarks for the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 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.

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Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 20 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K also has great single threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this is a high end chip that would be great for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

Description: Intel Graphics

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1851

Total Cores: 20 Cores, 20 Threads

Performance Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 3.9 GHz Base, 5.5 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 12 Cores, 12 Threads, 3.3 GHz Base, 4.6 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 125 W

TDP Up: 250 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 3072 KB
L3 Cache: 30 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 12 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 12 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 3 x 4096 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 192 GB (Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 265K, Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 172.87

Overall Rank:
194th fastest in multithreading out of 6046 CPUs
14th fastest in single threading out of 6046 CPUs
39th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $338.80 USD (2026-10-10)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

58569

Single Thread Rating

4928

Samples: 8531*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

Integer Math	143,211 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	189,592 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	492 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	79,720 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	48,234 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	665,342 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,720 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	54,320 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,928 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 7 265K

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$314.23 USD	Buy Now!
	$328.00 USD	Buy Now!

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Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Alienware Gaming Desktop, RTX 5060 Ti, Intel Ultra7 265F, Windows 11 Home	$1699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaCentre Tower Desktop Computer • 20-core Intel Ultra 7 265K Processor • 32GB DDR5 • 1TB SSD • Office 365 for The Web • HDMI + VGA, Wi-Fi 6E • Wired Keyboard & Mouse • Windows 11	$1299.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP OMEN 45L Gaming Desktop, Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, Windows 11 Pro, Microsoft Copilot, Tempered Glass, GT22-3050 (2025)	$1986.00 (www.amazon.com)
	AVGPC Core Ultra 7 AI Workstation - Intel Core Ultra 7 265K - ARC PRO B70-32GB DDR5-2TB SSD - Windows 11 Pro - 850W	$3499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS View u2660T-170 Gaming Desktop (Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 265KF, ToughRam 32GB DDR5 6000MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 5060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Windows 11) V17B-B860-56T-LCS	$1739.97 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		58,569
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,188
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,051
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,568
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,820
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,536
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,023
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		174.80
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		172.87
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.18
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		95.77
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.92
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		4,928
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3768822 - Oct 09 2026		60754
BL3768592 - Oct 09 2026		58113
BL3768537 - Oct 09 2026		55753
BL3768415 - Oct 09 2026		56089
BL3768260 - Oct 09 2026		57459

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		58,569
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		58,444 (-0.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		49,684 (-15.2%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		54,286 (-7.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		49,521 (-15.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		68,464 (+16.9%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		67,222 (+14.8%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		62,298 (+6.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		48,010 (-18.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		57,874 (-1.2%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		51,925 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		51,919 (-11.4%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		51,211 (-12.6%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,467
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,384
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,102
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,486
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,354
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,058
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,373

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