Intel Core i7-14700 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265

Core i7-14700 vs Core Ultra 7 265 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Core Ultra 7 265 beats the Core i7-14700 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-14700 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Core i7-14700 has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Core Ultra 7 265 has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core i7-14700. Despite this, the Core i7-14700 has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 265 has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-14700. Despite this, the Core i7-14700 has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 7 265.

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 i7-14700 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.