Intel Core Ultra 7 265K Shows Strong Multi-Core Performance In New Benchmark Leak: 16% Faster Than 14700K, Beats Ryzen 9 9950X & 14900KS Too

The latest benchmarks of Intel's Core Ultra 7 265K "Arrow Lake" CPU have leaked & showcase much better performance, even beating 9950X & 14900KS.

Intel Core Ultra 7 265K To Be A Current-Gen Flagship Killer In Multi-Threaded Performance As Per New Leak, Beats Its Predecessor By 16% In Geekbench

New benchmarks of the Intel Arrow Lake "Core Ultra Series 2" CPUs have started to leak out and the performance difference is a bit huge compared to what we saw earlier. This could be due to newer samples that closely reflect the retail chips or better BIOS/microcode firmware, showcasing the true potential of what the platform offers. The latest benchmarks are of the Core Ultra 7 265K CPU which previously leaked in the same benchmark with strong single-core but marginal multi-core improvements. This time, it's quite different.

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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K 20 Core / 20 Thread CPU

The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K will be another high-end chip within the family with 8 P-Core and 12 E-Core configurations totaling up to 20 cores and 20 threads. This chip will come with 30 MB of L3 and 36 MB of L2 cache for a total pool of 66 MB. Base clocks will be set at 3.9 GHz for the P-Cores and 3.3 GHz for the E-Cores while the boost clocks will be set at up to 5.5 GHz for the P-Cores and 4.6 GHz for the E-Cores. Once again, this chip will stick with a 125W PL1 and a 250W PL2 TDP.

• Core Ultra 7 265K: 20 Core / 20 Thread / 3.9-5.5 GHz / 30 MB L3 / 36 MB L2 / 125W-250W
• Core i7-14700K: 20 Core / 28 Thread / 3.4-5.6 GHz / 33 MB L3 / 28 MB L2 / 125W-253W

In terms of performance, the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K "Arrow Lake" Desktop CPU scored 3283 points in single-core and 22293 points in multi-core tests. This puts the chip at the top of the charts in the Geekbench 6 performance rating with the highest single and multi-core performance. Do note that the Core Ultra 9 285K has also appeared on