Intel Core i7 265KF 20-core LGA1851
The 20-core Arrow Lake-S chip on 3nm delivers a 5.5GHz boost and 125W TDP for efficient, unlocked performance, paired with a Z890 board featuring Wi-Fi 7 and PCIe 5.0. The combo’s DIY-friendly EZ-Latch design and 4 M.2 slots simplify building and expandability at a strong budget score of 87.6. This is best for productivity-focused system builders who need high multi-threaded throughput and modern connectivity without overspending.
Cores 20
Threads 20
Boost Clock 5500 MHz
L3 Cache 36 MB
TDP 125 W
Socket LGA1851
Integrated Graphics Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU
85 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong single thread (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong efficiency (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ai (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong multi thread (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i7 |
| Model | 265KF |
| Codename | Arrow Lake-S |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 3 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 20 |
| P-cores | 8 |
| E-cores | 12 |
| Threads | 20 |
| Base Clock | 3900 |
| Boost Clock | 5500 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 58540 |
| PassMark Single | 4927 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR5 |
| Max Speed | 5600 |
| Max Memory | 192 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA1851 |
| PCIe | 5 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 |
| TDP | 125 |
| Max Turbo Power | 250 |
| Unlocked | Yes |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i7 265KF | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | SMC EPYC 9555P | Dell Inspiron 7700 | WowWee Xeon Gold 5120 | fosa1 fosa4ycn78izud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 20 | 8 | 64 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| Threads | 20 | 16 | 128 | 12 | 28 | 12 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 5500 | 5200 | 4400 | 4700 | 3200 | 3060 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 36 | 96 | 256 | 12 | 19.25 | 12 |
| Tdp W | 125 | 120 | 360 | 15 | 105 | 95 |
| Socket | LGA1851 | AM5 | AMD Socket SP5 | Intel BGA 1744 | LGA 3647 | LGA1366 |
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU | AMD Radeon Graphics | - | Iris Xe 96EU | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 265KF | 95.3 | 93.3 | 85.2 | 95.5 | 95.2 | 63.7 | 99.2 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.3 | 98.5 | 95.1 | 87.7 | 90 | 96.6 | 95.7 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 76.9 | 96.8 | 90.7 | 99.5 | 1.5 | 88.7 |
| Dell Inspiron 7700 Compare | 62.5 | 69.5 | 71 | 99.4 | 66.5 | 27.4 | 82.1 |
| WowWee Xeon Gold 5120 Compare | 73.8 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 72.8 | 74.4 | 38.3 | 44.4 |
| fosa1 fosa4ycn78izud Compare | 26 | 20.2 | 65 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 65.1 | 36.4 |
Price
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