Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX vs Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX, vs Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX and Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
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 255HX
2031
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
25602
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
132
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
130
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
1591
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
1762
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
2901
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
2970
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
17597
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
14773
File Compression1270 MB/sn/a
Clang Compilation187.3 KLines/sn/a
HTML5 Browser337.9 pages/sn/a
PDF Rendering488.3 MP/secn/a
Text Processing336.6 pages/sn/a
Background Blur72.7 frames/sn/a
Photo Processing121.8 frames/sn/a
Ray Tracing39.7 MP/secn/a

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 319.9 PPW 268.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.9 PPW 32 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 6, 2025 April, 1, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 255HX 251HX
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 8 6
Frequency 2.4 GHz Array
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores1212
Threads1212
Frequency1.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.5 GHz4.5 GHz
General
Cores count2018
Threads count2018
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier24x29x
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core2000 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total30 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 45-55 W
Max TDP (Boost) 160 W 160 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 FCBGA-2114
Critical temp. 105 °C 105 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 DDR5-6400
Max Size 192 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 24

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX the clear winner in this comparison.

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