Intel Core Ultra 7 255H vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, vs Intel Core Ultra 9 285H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H and Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
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 9 285H
2074
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
18689
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
22212
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
125
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
129
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
1028
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
1155
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
4473
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
32761
Integer Mathn/a83.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a106.9 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a340 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a38.3 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a24.7 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a311.8 MB/s
Physicsn/a2510 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a252 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
2725
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
3074
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
15123
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
17628
File Compression1270 MB/s1470 MB/s
Clang Compilation103.2 KLines/s136.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser399 pages/s434.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering443.6 MP/sec529.3 MP/sec
Text Processing283.7 pages/s353 pages/s
Background Blur62.4 frames/s79.5 frames/s
Photo Processing144.8 frames/s172 frames/s
Ray Tracing24 MP/sec27.1 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
205.02

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 540.1 PPW 391.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 728 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 36.7 PPW 25.7 PPW
Blender / W n/a 4.56 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 6, 2025 January, 6, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 255H 285H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 140T

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 6 6
Threads 6 6
Frequency 2.0 GHz 2.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.1 GHz 5.4 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores1010
Threads1010
Frequency1.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.4 GHz4.5 GHz
General
Cores count1616
Threads count1616
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier20x29x
L1 cache112 KB/core112 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB total24 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 20-28 W 35-45 W
Max TDP (Boost) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Critical temp. 110 °C 110 °C

Memory Support

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

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 28 28

Results

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