Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF

Benchmarks for the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 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 265KF Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 20 Cores and 20 Threads. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF 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 265KF

Description:

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)

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2024

CPUmark/$Price: 188.78

Overall Rank:
196th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
15th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
40th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $309.57 USD (2026-10-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

58439

Single Thread Rating

4924

Samples: 3934*
*Margin for error: Low

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

Integer Math	143,225 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	189,298 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	486 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	79,642 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	48,160 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	665,952 KBytes/Sec
Physics	3,609 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	54,473 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,924 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th 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
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	$309.57 USD	Buy Now!

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Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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)
	HP OMEN 45L Gaming Desktop, NVD RTX 5060 8GB, Intel 20-Core Ultra 7 265KF, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB Gen4 NVMe SSD, Windows 11 Pro, USB-C, Copilot, Liquid-Cooled AI Gaming PC w/Tempered Glass	$1459.99 (www.amazon.com)
	ASUS ROG G700 Gaming Desktop, Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF Processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 3TB Storage(2TB SSD+1TB Dock), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7, Keyboard & Mouse, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Black	$2069.00 (www.amazon.com)
	KOTIN Gaming PC Desktop, Ultra 7 265KF, RTX 5070 12GB, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD	$1999.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop ACT1250 - Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF Processor, Liquid Cooled, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060Ti, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Windows 11 Home - Clear Panel	$2499.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		58,439
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,191
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,056
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,570
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		188.78
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		173.01
Intel Core i9-14900K		154.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.45
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.45
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		4,924
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 265KF
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3761691 - Oct 06 2026		56825
BL3761663 - Oct 06 2026		57410
BL3761582 - Oct 06 2026		58775
BL3761548 - Oct 06 2026		56420
BL3761215 - Oct 06 2026		55628

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		58,439
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		58,568 (+0.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		49,677 (-15.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		54,291 (-7.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265F vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		49,498 (-15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		43,844 (-25.0%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		68,456 (+17.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		67,219 (+15.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		48,012 (-17.8%)
Intel Core i9-14900K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		58,191 (-0.4%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 285 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		57,851 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-14700KF vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		51,924 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i7-14700K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		51,920 (-11.2%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,463
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,689
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,504
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,054
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,189

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