Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 265KF BOX

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 265KF BOX

The monster of the future has arrived! A detailed review of the revolutionary Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 265KF processor

Intel is completely changing the game with the new generation (Series 2) featuring Arrow Lake architecture. If you're looking for a processor that combines pure gaming power with integrated artificial intelligence to speed up your work in editing and content creation, the Core™ Ultra 7 265KF is the natural evolution of your device.

Why is this processor different?

1. Advanced hybrid architecture (20 real cores!): Intel has abandoned traditional Hyper-Threading here and focused on real cores:

• 8 Performance cores (P-cores): for heavy tasks and gaming, with a frequency reaching up to 5.4 GHz.

• 12 Efficiency Cores (E-cores): for background tasks and multitasking, with a frequency of up to 4.6 GHz.

  
  

• The total: 20 cores and 20 threads working in perfect harmony thanks to the Intel® Thread Director.

  
  

2. The Era of Artificial Intelligence (AI Boost): For the first time on desktop, the processor features an integrated NPU (Neural Processing Unit) with a power of 13 TOPS.

• What does it mean? It means incredible acceleration for any program that uses artificial intelligence (like the isolation features in Zoom, Photoshop filters, and editing software) without putting pressure on the graphics card or the main processor.

3. Better thermal performance and energy efficiency: Thanks to the manufacturing precision of TSMC N3B, the processor delivers very high performance with smart power consumption (Base Power 125W and up to 250W under maximum load).

4. Ready for the Future (Connectivity):

• Support for DDR5 RAM with speeds reaching up to 6400 MT/s.

  
  

• Support for PCIe 5.0 for upcoming graphics cards and NVMe storage units.

  
  

• Thunderbolt™ 4 support for lightning-fast data transfer.

Specifications of Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 265KF BOX

General Information

• Product Collection: Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)

• Code Name: Arrow Lake

• Vertical Segment: Desktop

• Processor Number: 265KF

• Launch Date: Q4 2024

• Marketing Status: Launched

• Use Conditions: PC / Client / Tablet

CPU Specifications

• Total Cores: 20

  • Performance-cores: 8

  • Efficient-cores: 12

• Total Threads: 20

• Performance-core Base Frequency: 3.9 GHz

• Efficient-core Base Frequency: 3.3 GHz

• Max Turbo Frequency: Up to 5.5 GHz

• Intel® Turbo Boost Max 3.0: Up to 5.5 GHz

• Performance-core Max Turbo: 5.4 GHz

• Efficient-core Max Turbo: 4.6 GHz

• Cache: 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache

• Total L2 Cache: 36 MB

Power & Thermal

• Processor Base Power: 125 W

• Maximum Turbo Power: 250 W

• Max Operating Temperature: 105 °C

Manufacturing

• CPU Lithography: TSMC N3B

AI & Acceleration

• Overall Peak AI Performance (INT8): 25 TOPS

• Intel® Deep Learning Boost (DL Boost): Yes

• Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator: 3.5

NPU Specifications

• NPU Name: Intel® AI Boost

• NPU Peak TOPS (INT8): 13

• Sparsity Support: Yes

• Windows Studio Effects Support: Yes

• AI Frameworks Supported:

  OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX Runtime, WebNN

Memory Specifications

• Max Memory Size: 256 GB

• Memory Types: DDR5 up to 6400 MT/s

• Memory Channels: 2

• ECC Memory Support: No

Graphics

• Integrated Graphics: None

• Graphics Output: N/A

• Intel® Quick Sync Video: No

• Displays Supported: 0

Expansion & Connectivity

• Socket: FCLGA1851

• DMI Revision: 4.0

• Max DMI Lanes: 8

• PCI Express Support: PCIe 5.0 & 4.0

• Max PCIe Lanes: 24

• PCIe Configurations:

  • 1×16 + 2×4

  • 2×8 + 2×4

  • 1×8 + 4×4

• Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4: Yes

Package Details

• Package Size: 45 mm × 37.5 mm

• Thermal Solution Specification: PCG 2020A

• Scalability: 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

• Intel® Thread Director

• Intel® Speed Shift Technology

• Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0

• Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

• Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x, VT-d)

• Intel® 64-bit Architecture

• Instruction Sets: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2

Security & Reliability

• Intel® Threat Detection Technology (TDT)

• Intel® Secure Key

• Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement

• Intel® Trusted Execution Technology

• Execute Disable Bit

• Intel® Boot Guard

• Intel® OS Guard