PB Intel Ultra 7 265KF CPU With Gigabyte Z890 A ELITE WIFI7 Motherboard Upgrade Kit

15th Gen Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor

Essentials

Product Collection

Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2)

Code Name

Products formerly Arrow Lake

Vertical Segment

Desktop

Processor Number

265KF

Overall Peak TOPS (Int8)

25

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

20

# of Performance-cores

8

# of Efficient-cores

12

Total Threads

20

Max Turbo Frequency

5.5 GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 Frequency

5.5 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

5.4 GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

Performance-core Base Frequency

3.9 GHz

Efficient-core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

Cache

30 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Total L2 Cache

36 MB

Processor Base Power

125 W

Maximum Turbo Power

250 W

Intel® Deep Learning Boost (Intel® DL Boost) on CPU

Yes

AI Software Frameworks Supported by CPU

OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

CPU Lithography

TSMC N3B

Supplemental Information

Embedded Options Available

No

Use Conditions

PC/Client/Tablet

Memory Specifications

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

192 GB

Memory Types

Up to DDR5 6400 MT/s

Maximum Memory Speed

6400 MHz

Max # of Memory Channels

2

NPU Specifications

NPU Name

Intel® AI Boost

NPU Peak TOPS (Int8)

13

Sparsity Support

Yes

Windows Studio Effects Support

Yes

AI Software Frameworks Supported by NPU

OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Expansion Options

Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision

4

Max # of DMI Lanes

8

Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4

Yes

Scalability

1S Only

PCI Express Revision

5.0 and 4.0

PCI Express Configurations

Up to 1x16+2x4, 2x8+2x4, 1x8+4x4

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

24

Package Specifications

Sockets Supported

FCLGA1851

Max Operating Temperature

105 °C

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)

Yes

Intel® Gaussian & Neural Accelerator

3.5

Intel® Thread Director

Yes

Intel® Speed Shift Technology

Yes

Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0

Yes

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology

2.0

Intel® 64

Yes

Instruction Set

64-bit

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2

Idle States

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes

Security & Reliability

Intel® Standard Manageability (ISM)

Yes

Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology

Yes

Intel® AES New Instructions

Yes

Secure Key

Yes

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Yes

Intel® OS Guard

Yes

Intel® Boot Guard

Yes

Mode-based Execute Control (MBEC)

Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Yes

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Yes

Gigabyte Z890 A ELITE WIFI7 ATX Motherboard

CPU

LGA1851 socket: Support for Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors
L3 cache varies with CPU
* Please refer to "CPU Support List" from Gigabyte's website for more information.

Chipset

Intel® Z890 Express Chipset

Memory

Support for DDR5 8800(O.C) /8600(O.C) / 8400(O.C) /8266(O.C) / 8200(O.C) / 8000(O.C) / 7950(O.C) / 7900(O.C) / 7800(O.C) / 7600(O.C.) / 7400(O.C.) / 7200(O.C.) / 7000(O.C.) / 6800(O.C.) / 6600(O.C.) / 6400 / 6200 / 6000 / 5800 / 5600MT/s memory modules.
4 x DDR5 DIMM sockets supporting up to 256 GB (64 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
Dual channel memory architecture
Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules (operate in non-ECC mode)
Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
(The CPU and memory configuration may affect the supported memory types, data rate (speed), and number of DRAM modules, please refer to "Memory Support List" for more information.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated Graphics Processor-Intel® HD Graphics support:
- 1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connector (USB4® USB Type-C® port), supporting DisplayPort and Thunderbolt™ video outputs
When a Thunderbolt™ monitor is installed, the maximum resolution supported is 5120x2880 @ 60 Hz with 24 bpp (single display output).
When a USB4® USB Type-C® monitor is installed, the maximum resolution supported is 3840x2160 @ 240 Hz (single display output).
* Because of the limited I/O resources of the PC architecture, the number of Thunderbolt™ devices that can be used is dependent on the number of the PCI Express devices being installed. (Refer to Chapter 2-6, "Back Panel Connectors," for more information.)
* Support for DisplayPort 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3

- 1 x front HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1080 @ 30 Hz
* Support for HDMI 1.4 version

- 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 @ 60 Hz
* Support for DisplayPort 2.1 version and HDCP 2.3

(Graphics specifications may vary depending on CPU support.)
Support for up to triple-display at the same time

Audio

Realtek® ALC1220 CODEC
* The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.

High Definition Audio
2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* You can change the functionality of an audio jack using the audio software. To configure 7.1-channel audio, access the audio software for audio settings.

Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN

Realtek® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbps/1 Gbps/100 Mbps)

Wireless Communication module

MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 (PCB rev. 1.0)
- 802.11a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
- BLUETOOTH 5.4
- Support for 11be 160MHz wireless standard
Realtek® Wi-Fi 7 RTL8922AE (PCB rev. 1.1)
- 802.11a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be, supporting 2.4/5/6 GHz carrier frequency bands
- BLUETOOTH 5.4
- Support for 11be 160MHz wireless standard
(Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.)
* Wi-Fi 7 features require Windows 11 SV3 to function properly. (There is no support driver for Windows 10.)
** Wi-Fi 7 channels on 6 GHz band availability depends on individual country's regulations.

Expansion Slots

CPU:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 5.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)
* The PCIEX16 slot can only support a graphics card or an NVMe SSD. If only one graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

Chipset:
- 2 x PCI Express x16 slots, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x4 (PCIEX4_1, PCIEX4_2)

Storage Interface

CPU:
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280 PCIe 5.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2A_CPU)
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2B_CPU)
Chipset:
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 25110/22110/2580/2280 PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support) (M2Q_SB)
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 22110/2280 SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD support) (M2M_SB)
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for NVMe SSD storage devices
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 support for SATA storage devices

USB

CPU:
- 1 x USB4® USB Type-C® port on the back panel
Chipset:
- 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
- 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (3 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)
Chipset+2 USB 2.0 Hubs:
- 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x CPU fan header
1 x CPU fan/water cooling pump header
3 x system fan headers
1 x system fan/water cooling pump header
3 x addressable RGB Gen2 LED strip headers
1 x RGB LED strip header
4 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
1 x front panel header
1 x front panel audio header
1 x USB Type-C® header, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
1 x Trusted Platform Module header (For the GC-TPM2.0 SPI/GC-TPM2.0 SPI 2.0/GC-TPM2.0 SPI V2 module only)
1 x HDMI port (Note)
1 x power button
1 x reset button
1 x Q-Flash Plus button
1 x reset jumper
1 x Clear CMOS jumper

(Note) Actual support may vary by CPU.

Back Panel Connectors

1 x Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 connector (USB4® USB Type-C® port)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x antenna connectors (2T2R)
1 x DisplayPort (Note)
1 x RJ-45 port
1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
2 x audio jacks

(Note) Actual support may vary by CPU.

I/O Controller

iTE® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

Voltage detection
Temperature detection
Fan speed detection
Water cooling flow rate detection
Fan fail warning
Fan speed control
* Whether the fan (pump) speed control function is supported will depend on the fan (pump) you install.

BIOS

1 x 256 Mbit flash
Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

Support for GIGABYTE Control Center (GCC)
* Available applications in GCC may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.

Support for Q-Flash
Support for Q-Flash Plus
Support for Smart Backup

Bundled Software

Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
LAN bandwidth management software

Operating System

Support for Windows 11 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm