Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 165U

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is a mobile processor with a hybrid 12-core layout (2 performance cores + 8 efficiency cores) and 14 threads, built on the Meteor Lake architecture (Intel 4 process). It launched in Oct 2023. Clocks run from 1.7 GHz base to 4.9 GHz boost. A 12-MB L3 cache backs the cores (1.3 MB per core). It addresses LPDDR5, DDR5 memory up to 96 GB across 2 channels. The chip drops into the FCBGA2049 socket and exposes PCIe 4.0 (20 lanes). Rated TDP is 15 W. Notable platform capabilities: Gaussian Neural Accelerator, Extended Page Tables (EPT), Control-flow Enforcement (CET).

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U scores 3,275 in single-core performance and 16,746 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 7,406 for overall performance, 15,470 for productivity performance, 15,105 for creator performance, 18,211 for engineering performance and 14,012 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,396 per core, 1,196 per thread and 1,116 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 1,912. Its performance index is 92, so its overall performance is 8% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U scores 56,584 in integer math, 39,776 in floating-point math, 182,604 in compression, 11,576 in cryptography, 1,116 in physics simulation, 10,244 in vector SIMD, 66 in the prime sieve and 20,649 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 4% below in integer math, 13% below in floating-point math, 20% below in compression, 1% above in cryptography, 2% above in physics simulation, 34% below in vector SIMD, 1% below in the prime sieve and 9% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has 12 physical cores and runs 14 logical threads. It uses a hybrid layout of 2 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores. It runs at a base clock of 1.70 GHz and boosts up to 4.90 GHz.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is a mobile processor, belongs to the Intel Core Ultra 7 family, uses the Meteor Lake architecture, carries the codename Meteor Lake and is manufactured on a Intel 4 process. It launched in Oct 2023.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has 1.16 MB of L1 cache, 2 MB of L2 cache and 12 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 15.2 MB of cache, or 1.26 MB per core.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 1.2 MB, L2 at 2 MB and L3 at 12 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 79% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U supports LPDDR5, DDR5 memory, addresses up to 96 GB of memory and uses 2 memory channels. It does not support DDR4 memory. It does not support ECC memory.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U includes integrated graphics (Intel Graphics) and clocks the graphics up to 2.00 GHz.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U uses the FCBGA2049 socket, supports PCI Express 4.0 and provides up to 20 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U has a rated TDP of 15 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 165U is also identified by the model number 165U and the processor number 165U.

Feex has recorded 64% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Threads per Core, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L2 Cache (per Core) and L4 Cache. Memory Support: Memory Bandwidth and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Graphics Base Clock, Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count, Foundry and Launch Price. Naming & Aliases: SKU and Part Number.

Processors that use the same FCBGA2049 socket as the Intel Core Ultra 7 165U and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Core Ultra 5 135U, Intel Core Ultra 5 125U, Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Core Ultra 5 235U and Intel Core Ultra 7 265U.