Intel Core Ultra 7 265 vs Intel Core i9 12900HK

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 265, vs Intel Core i9 12900HK. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 265 and Intel Core i9 12900HK
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 i9 12900HK
1940
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
28684
Intel Core i9 12900HK
18373
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
131
Intel Core i9 12900HK
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
1519
Intel Core i9 12900HK
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
4714
Intel Core i9 12900HK
3590
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
49003
Intel Core i9 12900HK
26220
Integer Math139.9 GOps/s91.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math174.3 GOps/s64.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search412 M primes/s105 M primes/s
Random String Sort61.5 M strings/s33.7 M strings/s
Data Encryption39.2 GB/s17.8 GB/s
Data Compression500.2 MB/s300.5 MB/s
Physics3128 frames/s1727 frames/s
Extended Instructions384 M matrices/s179 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
2992
Intel Core i9 12900HK
2361
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
19813
Intel Core i9 12900HK
12179
File Compression1350 MB/s1040 MB/s
Clang Compilation172.4 KLines/s85.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser416.8 pages/s312.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering560.4 MP/sec363.1 MP/sec
Text Processing337.1 pages/s225.4 pages/s
Background Blur88.5 frames/s49.7 frames/s
Photo Processing158.7 frames/s111.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing41.1 MP/sec19.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
338.98
Intel Core i9 12900HK
179.19

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 304.8 PPW 270.6 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 753.9 PPW 582.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 23.4 PPW n/a
Blender / W 5.22 PPW 3.98 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced December, 18, 2024 January, 4, 2022
Type PC use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Alder Lake
Model number 265 i9-12900HK
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Frequency 2.4 GHz 2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.3 GHz 5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores128
Threads128
Frequency1.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.6 GHz3.8 GHz
General
Cores count2014
Threads count2020
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier24x25x
L1 cache192 KB/core80 KB/core
L2 cache3000 KB/core1280 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 10 nm
Power (TDP) 65 W 35-45 W
Max TDP (Boost) 182 W 115 W
Socket FCLGA-1851 BGA-1744
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max Size 256 GB 64 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 28
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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