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
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 43.5 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 59.2 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 183 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 23.9 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 14.8 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 176.8 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 1885 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 179 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 1050 MB/s | 1420 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 74.6 KLines/s | 118.2 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 264 pages/s | 426.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 293.7 MP/sec | 483.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 293.2 pages/s | 286.3 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 50.3 frames/s | 65.7 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 122.1 frames/s | 157.6 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 15.4 MP/sec | 24.3 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| 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
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.5 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Cores count | 8 | 16 |
| Threads count | 8 | 16 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 23x | 20x |
| L1 cache | n/a | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 2560 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB total | 18 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
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 |
Results
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