Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX vs Intel Core Ultra X7 358H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX, vs Intel Core Ultra X7 358H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX and Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
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 X7 358H
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
25602
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
132
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
124
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
1591
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
1125
PassMark
Integer Mathn/a83.2 GOps/s
Floating-Point Mathn/a105.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Searchn/a350 M primes/s
Random String Sortn/a41.8 M strings/s
Data Encryptionn/a26.7 GB/s
Data Compressionn/a346.8 MB/s
Physicsn/a3055 frames/s
Extended Instructionsn/a289 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
2901
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
17597
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
n/a
File Compression1270 MB/s1350 MB/s
Clang Compilation187.3 KLines/s75.9 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser337.9 pages/s432.9 pages/s
PDF Rendering488.3 MP/sec446.5 MP/sec
Text Processing336.6 pages/s289.4 pages/s
Background Blur72.7 frames/s66 frames/s
Photo Processing121.8 frames/s152 frames/s
Ray Tracing39.7 MP/sec26.2 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
n/a
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
281.68

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 319.9 PPW 675.9 PPW
PassMark CPU / W n/a 1358.6 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 28.9 PPW 45 PPW
Blender / W n/a 11.27 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 255HX 358H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc B390

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 2.4 GHz 1.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores1212
Threads1212
Frequency1.8 GHz1.5 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.5 GHz3.7 GHz
General
Cores count2016
Threads count2016
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier24x19x
L1 cache112 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache2000 KB/core2560 KB/core
L3 Cache30 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 2 nm
Power (TDP) 45-55 W 15-25 W
Max TDP (Boost) 160 W 80 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 FCBGA2540
Critical temp. 105 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type DDR5-6400 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 192 GB 96 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support Yes No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 153.6 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 24 12

Results

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