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Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 265

20C/20T · 5.3 GHz · 65 W

The Core Ultra 7 265 is the locked 65 W version of the Core Ultra 7 265K in Intel's Arrow Lake desktop family, announced at CES on January 6, 2025. It keeps eight performance-cores and twelve efficient-cores without Hyper-Threading, four-Xe-core integrated graphics and a 13 TOPS NPU on the LGA 1851 platform, with lower base clocks and a 182 W maximum turbo power.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 265
Segment: Desktop
Generation: Core Ultra 200S
Codename: Arrow Lake-S
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Arrow Lake
Release date: Jan 6, 2025
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 20 cores / 20 threadsP8+E12
Base clock: 2.40 GHz
Boost clock: 5.30 GHz
TDP (design W): 65 W
Max: 182 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 36 MB
L3 cache: 30 MB
Technology (nm): 3 nm
TSMC N3B

Platform

Socket: FCLGA1851
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Intel Graphics (4 Xe-cores)
Clock: 1,950 MHz
Memory type: DDR5-6400
2-channel
Memory size: Up to 256 GB
ECC memory: ✓ Yes
PCIe: PCIe 5.0 and 4.0 (24 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: Intel SSE4.1Intel SSE4.2Intel AVX2
NPU: Intel AI Boost — 13 TOPS

OS support

Windows: Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
ChromeOS: ChromeOS
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Covered by Microsoft's supported-processor lists for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2; Microsoft has not published a separate list for 26H2, so the 25H2 status is carried over. Intel does not publish Windows 10 graphics or NPU drivers for Core Ultra Series 2. Mainstream Linux distributions with a recent kernel are supported, and ChromeOS Flex installs on generic x86-64 hardware.

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