Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs Intel Core i7 8700

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 265, vs Intel Core i7 8700. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and Intel Core i7 8700
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
2156
Intel Core i7 8700
1222
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
28684
Intel Core i7 8700
7125
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
131
Intel Core i7 8700
71
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
1519
Intel Core i7 8700
366
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
4714
Intel Core i7 8700
2633
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
49003
Intel Core i7 8700
12788
Integer Math139.9 GOps/s44.9 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math174.3 GOps/s27.9 GOps/s
Prime Number Search412 M primes/s35 M primes/s
Random String Sort61.5 M strings/s24 M strings/s
Data Encryption39.2 GB/s4.5 GB/s
Data Compression500.2 MB/s187.5 MB/s
Physics3128 frames/s734 frames/s
Extended Instructions384 M matrices/s124 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
2992
Intel Core i7 8700
1455
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
19813
Intel Core i7 8700
6242
File Compression1350 MB/s440.7 MB/s
Clang Compilation172.4 KLines/s49.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser416.8 pages/s137.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering560.4 MP/sec181.5 MP/sec
Text Processing337.1 pages/s150.9 pages/s
Background Blur88.5 frames/s33.3 frames/s
Photo Processing158.7 frames/s51 frames/s
Ray Tracing41.1 MP/sec10.6 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
338.98
Intel Core i7 8700
109.76

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 304.8 PPW 96 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 753.9 PPW 196.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 23.4 PPW 5.6 PPW
Blender / W 5.22 PPW 1.69 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced December, 18, 2024 October, 5, 2017
Type PC use PC use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Coffee Lake
Model number 265 i7-8700
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics UHD Graphics 630

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 2.4 GHz 3.2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores12n/a
Threads12n/a
Frequency1.8 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHzn/a
General
Cores count206
Threads count2012
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Bandwidthn/a8 GT/s
Multiplier24x32x
L1 cache192 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core256 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 14 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 65 W
Max TDP (Boost) 182 W n/a
Socket FCLGA-1851 LGA-1151
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR4-2666
Max Size 256 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 41.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 3.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 16
Channels n/a 41422
Tech - Compute: ABM, ADX, AVX-VNNI, BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, DLBoost 3.0, F16C, SHA
- Performance: CFET, EIST, TBMT 3.0, TBT 2.0, Thread Director
- Virtualization: VT-d, VT-rp, VT-x
- Security: MBEC, RDRAND, SIPP, TDT, TXT, XD bit, vPro
n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 7 265 the clear winner in this comparison.

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