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Core Ultra 7 265KF Spec and Price in the United States

LGA185120 cores / 20 threads

Released October 10, 2024 · $389.00 MSRP

The F-suffix version of the 265K: identical 20 cores split 8 Performance and 12 Efficient, the same 5.5GHz boost and 30MB of L3 cache, with the integrated Intel Graphics die disabled so a discrete GPU is required. Losing the iGPU is the only change among the specs recorded here versus the 265K, and it comes with a $15 discount — $389 boxed against the 265K's $404. It suits builders who already own a graphics card and don't need Intel's onboard fallback display.

Tied 17th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on Boost clock — 6 models share this figure. Tied 45th of 65 models in the CPU catalog on L3 cache — 6 models share this figure.

Current best price
$219.99Price too old to confirm

Prices exclude sales tax.

The last tracked price for Core Ultra 7 265KF in the United States was $219.99 at Newegg, captured 2026-09-25. Across 2 tracked merchants and 358 days of recorded prices, the 90-day median for Core Ultra 7 265KF is $298.98 and the lowest recorded price is $209.99. This site began capturing prices on July 30, 2026; for Amazon listings, prices dated earlier come from Keepa's price history.

Captured periodically and may have changed.

Price history

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May 5, 202699 data pointstoday · $329.00

Each point is one day's recorded price, not a list price. Points dated before July 30, 2026, when this site began capturing prices, come from Keepa's Amazon price history. How we track prices

Specifications

Cores
20
Threads
20
Socket
LGA1851
Boost clock
5.5 GHz
Base clock
3.9 GHz
Performance cores
8
Efficiency cores
12
L3 cache
30 MB
L2 cache
36 MB
TDP
125 W
Integrated graphics
No
Max power
250 W
Architecture
Arrow Lake
Process node
TSMC N3B
Memory support
DDR5-6400
PCIe generation
5
PCIe lanes
24

What owners and reviewers say

Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices

Commonly praised

  • Reviewers measured strong single-core results that often match or exceed the Core i9-14900K, with competitive 3DMark and creative-application numbers.
  • Its power draw and temperatures are markedly lower than the previous generation, peaking around 210W under load and running cooler under heavy tasks.
  • It is positioned as a well-priced middle ground for mixed gaming and work use, especially for those coming from older platforms.
  • Owners upgrading from much older Intel chips report a large jump in gaming and creative-app performance.
  • It is described as running cool and efficiently, taking well to mild undervolting.
  • Several owners say BIOS and firmware updates have improved performance since launch.

Commonly criticised

  • It gives up the integrated graphics of the K model, so a discrete card is required, and benchmarks using all cores still favour the higher-core i9 and Ryzen parts.
  • Owners say the upgrade is worthwhile only from much older chips, not from recent generations.
  • It requires a new motherboard and DDR5 memory, which owners note adds to the total cost.

Sources behind this summary

Guides for this category

How to choose a desktop CPUA chip's socket decides what it can go into; cores, cache and TDP decide what you actually get once it's installed.How many CPU cores you actually needWhy more cores is not more speed, how gaming and productivity ask for cores differently, and why a core count alone never ranks two chips.When a CPU price is actually goodWhy a chip's list price and discount percentage tell you little, what a processor's price does over its life, and how to read its tracked history.Laptop CPU vs desktop CPUA mobile chip with the same core count is not the same processor — what the power envelope changes, and why these parts carry no price.

Sources

Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.