Take the iGPU away from the 265KF, does its AI rating shrink as well?

  The 265KF removes integrated graphics, not AI instructions. VNNI and 20 cores at 5.5GHz carry over, but the chip needs a discrete GPU just to display anything, and its NPU is quoted around 25 TOPS rather than the 33 of the iGPU-equipped 265K. That is simply how this SKU is rated, so plan around 25.

  Since gaming and heavy AI both call for a discrete GPU anyway, declining to pay for an iGPU you would never use makes the KF the sensible pick: hand the always-on light work to its 25 TOPS and everything heavier to the card. If no discrete GPU is in your build plan, cross this chip off now.