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Intel Core Ultra 7 265K - Processor Series 2 arrives as a high-performance desktop CPU from Intel’s Arrow Lake family, launched in Q4'24 and designed for power-hungry workstation and client systems.
This Intel Core Ultra 7 265K combines a 20-core, 20-thread hybrid architecture with 8 performance cores and 12 efficient cores to deliver versatile multi-threaded performance and strong single-thread responsiveness for demanding applications.
The processor offers up to a 5.5 GHz turbo frequency (5.4 GHz performance-core boost) and a 3.9 GHz performance-core base frequency, together with efficient-core boosts up to 4.6 GHz and a 3.3 GHz efficient-core base, supported by 30 MB of Smart Cache to keep data close to the cores.
Built on the LGA 1851 (Socket V1) platform, the 265K supports dual-channel DDR5 memory up to 6400 MHz and up to 192 GB of RAM with ECC support, making it suitable for professional workloads and memory-sensitive tasks. It exposes up to 24 PCIe lanes with PCIe 4.0/5.0 support and a Direct Media Interface (DMI) revision 4.0.
AI and graphics capabilities are integrated, featuring Intel AI Boost (NPU) with up to 13 TOPs and total processor AI performance up to 33 TOPs, plus on-board Intel Graphics with 4 Xe-cores, a dynamic GPU frequency up to 2.0 GHz, and multiple display outputs including HDMI 2.1, eDP 1.4b and DisplayPort 2.1.
Power and thermal characteristics include a 125 W base power and up to 250 W maximum turbo power, a thermal solution specification of PCG 2020A, and a maximum operating temperature of 105 °C. Note that the boxed package does not include a cooler.
Security and manageability features are extensive: Intel vPro eligibility, Intel AMT, Intel Hardware Shield, Intel Boot Guard, Control-flow Enforcement Technology, Intel AES-NI, and a wide set of virtualization and platform technologies for enterprise and workstation use.
Ideal use cases include professional content creation, software development, AI inference at the edge, data analysis, and high-end gaming rigs seeking powerful integrated graphics. Key selling points are the hybrid 20-core design, high turbo clocks up to 5.5 GHz, robust AI acceleration, DDR5-6400 memory support, and wide platform security and manageability.
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