Intel Core Ultra 7 265K CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. 285K, 245K, 7800X3D, 7900X, & More

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The Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (is that the name?) is in for review now. You can think of this like an i7-15700K, except it's Series 2, which is in the 200 series, which all makes a lot of sense if you don't think about it at all. The Ultra 7 265K Intel CPU is in for benchmarks vs. the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, R7 5700X3D, 5800X3D, the AMD 7900X and 9900X, and Intel's own predecessors, like the 13700K, 14700K, and the 12900K. The 265K shipped alongside the Intel Ultra 9 285K and Ultra 5 245K, which we reviewed and have linked below. We're keeping this review as simple as we can, as we're exiting the review cycle for these 3 CPUs and have spoken at length on them already. The 265K definitely does not find its way into our list for the best CPUs of 2024 -- and certainly not the best gaming CPUs.

These also have several bugs, but we talked about those in the 285K review.

Watch our Intel Core Ultra 9 285K review here:    • Get It Together, Intel: Core Ultra 9 ...  
Watch our Intel Core Ultra 5 245K review here:    • Intel Core Ultra 5 245K CPU Review & ...  
Watch our test bench setup for efficiency benchmarking here:    • Intel Arrow Lake Power Testing Might ...  

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D on Newegg: https://howl.me/cnmJz5RJ3BZ
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AMD R7 5700X3D on Newegg: https://howl.me/cnnPEWWZZKA

Intel Ultra 5 245K on Newegg: https://howl.me/cnmUp8jpNzk
Intel Ultra 5 245K on Amazon: https://geni.us/2dAyEN
Intel Ultra 9 285K on Newegg: https://howl.me/cnmJxqbh9wV
Intel Ultra 9 285K on Amazon: https://geni.us/83NRGO

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X on Newegg: https://howl.me/cnmJAyLeeQx
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X on Amazon: https://geni.us/GkQrF9s

Intel i7-14700K on Amazon: https://geni.us/GRUi8Ua
Intel i7-14700K on Newegg: https://howl.me/cnmJBMjjalc
Intel i9-14900K on Newegg: https://howl.me/cnmJChcKGBg

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intel Core Ultra 7 265K CPU
02:21 - CPU Price Comparison
04:41 - Efficiency: 7-Zip Compression
05:35 - Efficiency: 7-Zip Decompression
06:42 - Efficiency: Baldur's Gate 3
08:15 - Efficiency: FFXIV Dawntrail
09:26 - Efficiency: Stellaris
09:49 - Efficiency: Starfield
10:30 - Dragon's Dogma 2 CPU Gaming Benchmarks
11:22 - F1 24 Best Gaming CPUs
12:26 - F1 24 1440p Benchmarks
12:45 - FFXIV Dawntrail CPU Comparison
13:38 - Baldur's Gate 3 Intel 265K vs AMD 5700X3D
14:38 - Stellaris Simulation Time Benchmarks
15:42 - Rainbow Six Siege Benchmarks
16:58 - Starfield CPU Benchmarks
17:40 - Blender 3D Rendering CPU Benchmarks
18:43 - 7-Zip File Compression CPU Testing
19:40 - 7-Zip File Decompression Comparison
20:33 - Adobe Premiere Video Editing CPU Benchmarks
21:17 - Conclusion

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