Intel Core i7-13700KF vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF

Core i7-13700KF vs Core Ultra 7 265KF benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 7 265KF performs better than the Core i7-13700KF. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-13700KF in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 7 265KF has slightly more cores with 20 cores compared to the Core i7-13700KF that has 16 cores. Despite this, the Core i7-13700KF has more threads than the Core Ultra 7 265KF. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 7 265KF has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-13700KF. Also, the Core Ultra 7 265KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 265KF has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-13700KF. However, both these chips have the same amount of L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-13700KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.