Ultra 7 265K vs Pentium U5400

Primary details

Comparing Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3065	86
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	94.42
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	1.84	28.14
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	25 May 2010 (14 years ago)	24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$394

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	8
Efficient-cores	no data	12
Threads	2	20
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	5.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	9	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	3 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	384 million	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	BGA1288	FCLGA1851
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	-	+
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	8 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	12.799 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	500 MHz	2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4K @ 60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	8K @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium U5400 and Core Ultra 7 265K.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.35	37.17
Recency	25 May 2010	24 October 2024
Physical cores	2	20
Threads	2	20
Chip lithography	32 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	18 Watt	125 Watt

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