Intel Core Ultra 7 355 vs Intel Core Ultra 9 386H

Compared 2 processors: Intel Core Ultra 7 355, vs Intel Core Ultra 9 386H. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Intel Core Ultra 7 355 and Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
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 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
113
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
125
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
801
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
1268
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
4279
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
35270
Integer Math43.5 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math59.2 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search183 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort23.9 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption14.8 GB/sn/a
Data Compression176.8 MB/sn/a
Physics1885 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions179 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
File Compression1050 MB/s1420 MB/s
Clang Compilation74.6 KLines/s118.2 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser264 pages/s426.1 pages/s
PDF Rendering293.7 MP/sec483.8 MP/sec
Text Processing293.2 pages/s286.3 pages/s
Background Blur50.3 frames/s65.7 frames/s
Photo Processing122.1 frames/s157.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing15.4 MP/sec24.3 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Intel Core Ultra 7 355
n/a
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
244.11

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 450.1 PPW 668.2 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 805.1 PPW 1410.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 32 PPW 50.7 PPW
Blender / W n/a 9.76 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Announced January, 5, 2026 January, 5, 2026
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Panther Lake
Model number 355 386H
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics Xe3 Graphics

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 4 4
Frequency 2.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 4.7 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores412
Threads412
Frequency1.7 GHz1.6 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
General
Cores count816
Threads count816
Bus frequency100 MHz100 MHz
Multiplier23x20x
L1 cachen/a192 KB/core
L2 cachen/a2560 KB/core
L3 Cache12 MB total18 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

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

Memory Support

Memory Type - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
- LPDDR5X-8533
- DDR5-7200
Max Size 128 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 115.2 GB

Other

PCIe Version 5.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes 12 20

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