Description
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265F is a powerful processor from Intel’s Meteor Lake lineup, designed for next-generation laptops and ultrabooks. Built on Intel’s advanced 4nm process, it features a hybrid architecture combining Performance-cores (P-cores) and Efficient-cores (E-cores) for optimized multitasking, productivity, and energy efficiency.
Equipped with integrated Intel Arc graphics and a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for AI tasks, the Core Ultra 7 265F delivers enhanced performance for gaming, content creation, and AI-powered applications. It supports modern features like PCIe Gen 5, LPDDR5/x memory, and hardware-accelerated ray tracing, making it ideal for premium ultrathin devices that demand both power and efficiency.
Specifications:
| Product Collection | Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) |
| Code Name | Products formerly Arrow Lake |
| Vertical Segment | Desktop |
| Processor Number | 265F |
| Overall Peak TOPS (Int8) | 25 |
| Total Cores | 20 |
| # of Performance-cores | 8 |
| # of Efficient-cores | 12 |
| Total Threads | 20 |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 5.3 GHz |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency | 5.3 GHz |
| Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency | 5.2 GHz |
| Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency | 4.6 GHz |
| Performance-core Base Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| Efficient-core Base Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| Cache | 30 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Total L2 Cache | 36 MB |
| Processor Base Power | 65 W |
| Maximum Turbo Power | 182 W |
| Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU | Yes |
| AI Software Frameworks Supported by CPU | OpenVINO™ | WindowsML | DirectML | ONNX RT | WebNN |
| CPU Lithography | TSMC N3B |
| Memory Specifications | |
| Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) | 256 GB |
| Memory Types | Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s |
| Max # of Memory Channels | 2 |
| NPU Name‡ | Intel® AI Boost |
| NPU Peak TOPS (Int8) | 13 |
| Sparsity Support | Yes |
| Windows Studio Effects Support | Yes |
| AI Software Frameworks Supported by NPU | OpenVINO™ | WindowsML | DirectML | ONNX RT | WebNN |
| Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision | 4 |
| Max # of DMI Lanes | 8 |
| Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 | Yes |
| Scalability | 1S Only |
| PCI Express Revision | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express Configurations | Up to 1x16+2x4 | 2x8+2x4 | 1x8+4x4 |
| Max # of PCI Express Lanes | 24 |
| Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD) | Yes |
| Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator | 3.5 |
| Intel® Thread Director | Yes |
| Intel® Speed Shift Technology | Yes |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 | Yes |
| Intel® Turbo Boost Technology | 2 |
| Intel® 64 | Yes |
| Instruction Set | 64-bit |
| Instruction Set Extensions | Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX2 |
| Idle States | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology | Yes |
| Thermal Monitoring Technologies | Yes |
| Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM) | Yes |
| Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology | Yes |
| Intel® AES New Instructions | Yes |
| Secure Key | Yes |
| Intel® Trusted Execution Technology | Yes |
| Execute Disable Bit | Yes |
| Intel® OS Guard | Yes |
| Intel® Boot Guard | Yes |
| Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC) | Yes |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | Yes |
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | Yes |
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | Yes |

