Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 355

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, vs Intel Core Ultra 7 355. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 255U and Intel Core Ultra 7 355
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 255U
1803
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
11890
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
101
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
113
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
588
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
801
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
4229
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
19791
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Integer Math75.3 GOps/s43.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math54.1 GOps/s59.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search69 M primes/s183 M primes/s
Random String Sort22.1 M strings/s23.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.5 GB/s14.8 GB/s
Data Compression207 MB/s176.8 MB/s
Physics1214 frames/s1885 frames/s
Extended Instructions126 M matrices/s179 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
2580
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
10945
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
File Compressionn/a1050 MB/s
Clang Compilationn/a74.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browsern/a264 pages/s
PDF Renderingn/a293.7 MP/sec
Text Processingn/a293.2 pages/s
Background Blurn/a50.3 frames/s
Photo Processingn/a122.1 frames/s
Ray Tracingn/a15.4 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 729.7 PPW 450.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 1319.4 PPW 805.1 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 39.2 PPW 32 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 255U 355
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Xe3 Graphics

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 2 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 2.0 GHz 2.3 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5.2 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores104
Threads104
Frequency1.7 GHz1.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
General
Cores count128
Threads count148
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier20x23x
L1 cache112 KB/coren/a
L2 cache2000 KB/coren/a
L3 Cache12 MB total12 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 2 nm
Power (TDP) 12-15 W 15-25 W
Max TDP (Boost) 57 W 55 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA2540
Critical temp. 110 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
- LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 20 12

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Intel Core Ultra 7 355 the clear winner in this comparison.

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