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Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265H is an Arrow Lake-H mobile processor with 6 Performance cores, 8 Efficient cores and 2 low-power Efficient cores (16 cores, 16 threads) and a 5.3 GHz maximum turbo. Built on TSMC N3B, it has 24 MB of cache, Arc 140T graphics with 8 Xe-cores at up to 2.3 GHz and a 13 TOPS NPU. Intel rates it at 28 W base and 115 W maximum turbo power and lists vPro Enterprise support.
Pros
- 16 cores and 16 threads from 6 Performance, 8 Efficient and 2 low-power Efficient cores
- Up to 5.3 GHz Performance-core turbo frequency
- 24 MB Intel Smart Cache and support for up to 128 GB of LPDDR5/X-8400 or DDR5-6400 memory
- Intel vPro Enterprise support for managed business laptops
- About 15,746 Geekbench 6 multi-core points on average in review testing of laptops with this chip
Cons
- No Hyper-Threading, so 16 cores give only 16 threads
- 13 TOPS NPU is below the 40 TOPS Microsoft requires for Copilot+ PCs
- Up to 115 W maximum turbo power calls for capable cooling
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
General
- Announced
- 2025
- Process
- 3 nm
- Base TDP
- 28 W
- Max TDP
- 115 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 16
- Performance cores
- 6
- Efficiency cores
- 10
- Threads
- 16
- Base clock
- 2.2 GHz
- Boost clock
- 5.3 GHz
- L3 cache
- 24 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Arc 140T
- iGPU clock
- 2,300 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5/X-8400 / DDR5-6400
- Max memory
- 128 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,886Top 20%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 15,746Top 19%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 2,057Top 14%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 20,243Top 17%
- PassMark
- 33,984Top 18%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 4,334Top 12%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 3,719Top 9%
Devices with the Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 265H good in 2026?
The Intel Core Ultra 7 265H earns an Inno Score of 66.3/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel Core Ultra 7 265H is an Arrow Lake-H mobile processor with 6 Performance cores, 8 Efficient cores and 2 low-power Efficient cores (16 cores, 16 threads) and a 5.3 GHz maximum turbo. Built on TSMC N3B, it has 24 MB of cache, Arc 140T graphics with 8 Xe-cores at up to 2.3 GHz and a 13 TOPS NPU. Intel rates it at 28 W base and 115 W maximum turbo power and lists vPro Enterprise support.
Does the Intel Core Ultra 7 265H count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 33,984 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier A of our CPU tier checker: current Core i7 H / Core Ultra 7 / Ryzen 7 class and above. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
Which devices use the Intel Core Ultra 7 265H?
One device in our catalog uses the Intel Core Ultra 7 265H: HP ZBook 8 G1i 16.
What are the key specs of the Intel Core Ultra 7 265H?
Cores: 16 · Threads: 16 · Boost clock: 5.3 GHz · Base TDP: 28 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core Ultra 7 265H?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
