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Will It Run?
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Smart Wizard
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About This Product
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265 is a desktop CPU with 20 cores (8 P-cores, 12 E-cores) and 20 threads, built on the Arrow Lake microarchitecture. With a boost clock of 5.2 GHz, it offers strong multi-threaded performance suitable for demanding applications and high-refresh-rate gaming. At $299.99, it competes with mid-range Ryzen 7 and 9 series CPUs, offering a competitive balance of core count and clock speed.
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
391.7 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
84.9 pts/$
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GPU Bottleneck & Pairing
These pairings are pre-calculated around 1440p balance so you can move quickly from CPU research to a realistic gaming build.
Strong combos with only minor trade-offs.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU bottleneck 18%
Estimated GPU limitation of 18% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU bottleneck 18%
Estimated GPU limitation of 18% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU bottleneck 18%
Estimated GPU limitation of 18% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU bottleneck 18%
Estimated GPU limitation of 18% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU bottleneck 18%
Estimated GPU limitation of 18% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU bottleneck 18%
Estimated GPU limitation of 18% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU bottleneck 18%
Estimated GPU limitation of 18% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU bottleneck 18%
Estimated GPU limitation of 18% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU bottleneck 18%
Estimated GPU limitation of 18% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
Recommended GPU
Radeon RX 9070 XT
GPU bottleneck 18%
Estimated GPU limitation of 18% in the current 1440p model.
Usage-share data is not available yet for this pairing.
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Verdict
βExcellent for users needing high core count and strong gaming performance at a mid-range price.β

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