Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF CPU Tested In V-Ray Benchmark, 6% Faster Than Core i7-14700K

Intel's Core Ultra 7 265KF CPU has been tested within the V-Ray benchmark and scores a small lead over the Core i7-14700K.

Intel's Core Ultra 7 265KF CPU has appeared within the V-Ray benchmark after making countless entries in various benchmarks such as Geekbench, CPU-Z, and AIDA64. The latest results are made from two entries which are benchmarked at unknown parameters and we aren't sure if the chip being used here was an engineering sample or a QS part. Regardless, the chip is faster than its predecessor which we will get to in a bit.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF will be the second fastest Arrow Lake CPU within the Core Ultra 200K Desktop lineup. The chip will feature 20 cores, 20 threads, a base clock of 3.9 GHz, and boost clocks of up to 5.50 GHz. It will also carry 33 MB of L3 cache and feature a 125W (PL1) TDP. Recent reports suggest that the chip will ship with 177W (Default PL2) and 250W (Performance PL2) modes which users will be able to set manually.

In terms of performance, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF "Arrow Lake" CPU scored 33,270 points in the V-Ray benchmark which makes heavy use of multi-threading performance. The chip clocked at an average speed of 5.00 GHz in this benchmark for a runtime of 1 minute. For comparison, the Core i7-14700K scores 31,525 points on average while the Ryzen 9 7900X scores 30,386 points. The new Ryzen 9 9900X gets a big boost over its predecessor, scoring 40,034 points in the same bench and Ryzen chips generally perform better in this benchmark. Following is how the performance stacks up:

As you can see, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF is 6% faster than the Core i7-14700K while the Core i9-14900K is 6% faster than the Arrow Lake chip. This is a very decent score considering that we are looking at a 20-core and 20-thread part versus a 24-core and 32-thread part. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF will be among the launch lineup for the Core Ultra 200 "Arrow Lake" Desktop CPUs which are going to make a formal debut next month so stay tuned for more action in the desktop space.

News Source: HXL (@9550pro)