Intel
Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is a Meteor Lake U-series laptop processor with 12 cores and 14 threads: 2 Performance, 8 Efficient and 2 Low Power Efficient cores. It boosts to 4.9 GHz and has 12 MB of cache. Intel rates it at 15 W base power and 57 W maximum turbo power, with integrated Intel Graphics.
Pros
- 12 cores and 14 threads from 2 Performance, 8 Efficient and 2 Low Power Efficient cores
- Up to 4.9 GHz Performance-core turbo frequency
- 15 W base power suits thin and rugged laptops
- Supports LPDDR5/X up to 7467 MT/s and DDR5 up to 5600 MT/s, up to 96 GB
- Integrated graphics with clocks up to 2 GHz
Cons
- Only 2 Performance cores, so lightly threaded peak speed relies on those two
- 12 MB of cache is smaller than on H-series Core Ultra chips
- Sustained multi-core results depend heavily on the laptop's power limit and cooling
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
General
- Announced
- 2023
- Base TDP
- 15 W
- Max TDP
- 57 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 12
- Performance cores
- 2
- Efficiency cores
- 10
- Threads
- 14
- Base clock
- 1.7 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.9 GHz
- L3 cache
- 12 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Graphics
- iGPU clock
- 2,000 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5/X-7467 / DDR5-5600
- Max memory
- 96 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,204Bottom 22%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 8,703Bottom 27%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,633Bottom 36%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 9,383Bottom 28%
- PassMark
- 16,607Bottom 31%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 3,260Bottom 32%
Devices with the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
2 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U good in 2026?
The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U earns an Inno Score of 53.5/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is a Meteor Lake U-series laptop processor with 12 cores and 14 threads: 2 Performance, 8 Efficient and 2 Low Power Efficient cores. It boosts to 4.9 GHz and has 12 MB of cache. Intel rates it at 15 W base power and 57 W maximum turbo power, with integrated Intel Graphics.
Does the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 16,607 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier B of our CPU tier checker: recent mainstream Core i7 / Ryzen 7, plus older H-series chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
Which devices use the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U?
2 devices in our catalog use the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U: Dell Pro Rugged 13, Dell Pro Rugged 14.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U?
Cores: 12 · Threads: 14 · Boost clock: 4.9 GHz · Base TDP: 15 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core i9-12900HK, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 250, Intel Core Ultra 5 125U — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
