Intel Core Ultra 7 255H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H and Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
2009
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
18689
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
125
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
122
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
1028
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
1093
PassMark
Integer Mathn/a81.8 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a100 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a322 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a38.2 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a25 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a313.1 MB/s
Physicsn/a2836 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a261 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
2725
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
15123
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
n/a
File Compression1270 MB/s1200 MB/s
Clang Compilation103.2 KLines/s119.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser399 pages/s241.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering443.6 MP/sec421.6 MP/sec
Text Processing283.7 pages/s295.8 pages/s
Background Blur62.4 frames/s60.7 frames/s
Photo Processing144.8 frames/s117.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing24 MP/sec22.9 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 540.1 PPW 557.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 1297.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 36.7 PPW 43.7 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 6, 2025 January, 5, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Panther Lake
Model number 255H 356H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Xe3 Graphics

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 4
Threads 6 4
Frequency 2.0 GHz 1.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.1 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores1012
Threads1012
Frequency1.5 GHz1.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHz3.7 GHz
General
Cores count1616
Threads count1616
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier20x19x
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core2560 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 2 nm
Power (TDP) 20-28 W 15-25 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W 80 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA2540
Critical temp. 110 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
- LPDDR5X-8533
- DDR5-7200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 20

Results

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