Intel Core Ultra 7 265T vs Intel Core i7 12700KF
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 7 265T with 20 cores 2.4GHz and Intel Core i7 12700KF with 12 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 7 265T 's Advantages
Released 3 years and 2 months late
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)
Larger memory bandwidth (102.4GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 125W)
Intel Core i7 12700KF 's Advantages
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 5)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 2.4GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 24MB)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265T
+12%
3147
Intel Core i7 12700KF
2790
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 265T
10250
Intel Core i7 12700KF
+49%
15374
General Parameters
Dec 2024
Release Date
Oct 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
-
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake-S
Core Architecture
Alder Lake
-
Processor Number
i7-12700KF
Intel Socket 1851
Socket
LGA-1700
Integrated Graphics
No
Ultra 7 (Arrow Lake-S)
Generation
-
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
35 W
Power Consumption
125 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
190 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
Intel
Foundry
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
16
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
5.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
12
Efficiency Cores
4
12
Efficiency Core Threads
4
1.8 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.7 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
3.8 GHz
20
Total Core Count
12
20
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
24
Multiplier
36x
112 KB per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
23 MB
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
24 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
256 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
102.4 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
Yes
