The latest benchmarks of Intel's Core Ultra 7 265K CPU have leaked out in which it manages to outpace the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X.
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K "Arrow Lake" CPU Beats AMD Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" In Multi-Threaded Benchmark Despite Having Lower Threads
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K "Arrow Lake" CPU has seen various leaks such as CPU-z, AIDA64, V-Ray, and Geekbench. Now, the CPU has been tested once again in the Geekbench 6 benchmark & shows slightly better performance which is to be expected as we get closer to the launch and see results of final silicon with close-to-retail optimizations and BIOS patches.
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.
The latest benchmark was carried out on an MSI PRO Z890-P WiFi motherboard using the balanced power plans and the chip can be seen running at up to 5.5 GHz clock speeds which is also its peak boost clock. The platform featured 32 GB of DDR5 memory though the exact clock rate and timings are not reported.
Update [9/16/24] - Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K CPU benchmarks have also been loaded into the same benchmark and show slightly better multi-threaded performance with DDR5-5600. The CPU scored 3186 points in single-core and 21,075 points in the multi-core tests. We have uploaded the scores in the charts below. The single-core score is the same as the Core Ultra 7 265K shows that there is some optimization issue that needs to be fixed so expect much better scores with the final silicon.
In terms of performance, the CPU scored 3186 points in single-core and 19,799 points in the multi-core tests. The single-core score is a tad bit slower than the previous entry which broke past 3200 points but the multi-core score sees a nice improvement and manages to beat the Ryzen 9 9900X, a 12-core and 24-thread chip. Both the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X and Intel Core Ultra 7 265K should be the main competitors as the Ryzen 7 9700X lacks the multi-threading prowess to compete against Core i7s or Core Ultra 7.
Geekbench 6 ST Performance (Higher is Better)
Geekbench 6 MT Performance (Higher is Better)
The AMD Ryzen 9 9700X will instead be positioned against the Core Ultra 5 245K & while gaming performance will be the primary focus, Intel would have the lead in multi-threading due to a similar situation of higher cores (14 vs 8) despite having slightly lower threads. It should also be mentioned that the Core Ultra 7 265K sits right next to the Core i9-13900K which is a 32-threaded chip and that is impressive.
We obviously can't wait to test the next-gen Intel Arrow Lake CPU lineup ourselves and show you the new competitive landscape in the coming months. The launch is expected to take place on the 24th of October so stay tuned as we get closer.
News Source: Benchleaks
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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