CPUArrow Lake2024LGA 1851Catalog
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
A cooler, more efficient Intel — gaming is good, not the reason to buy it.
What it is used for
The new Intel socket. Strong multi-thread and NPU for AI assist features. In games it often trails X3D Ryzen; in creation and power draw it is the nicer Intel.
Good for
- Creator PCs that should run quieter than 14th-gen
- New Intel platform with an upgrade path
- Machine-learning assist in apps that use the NPU
Not the pick for
- FPS-at-all-costs gaming builds
How it scores today
Out of 100, relative to current PCs — not to the year it launched.
- Gaming80
- Video & photo88
- Office & web90
- Streaming80
- 3D & CAD84
- Local AI48
Specs
- Cores / threads
- 20 (8P+12E) / 20
- Boost
- 5.5 GHz
- Socket
- LGA 1851