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Intel Core Ultra 5 338H vs Ultra 5 238V

67 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
VS
56 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 238V
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
Intel Core Ultra 5 238V

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 338H with 12-cores against the 2.1 GHz Ultra 5 238V with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 238V and 338H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
  • Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
  • Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
  • Has 10 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • More powerful Intel Arc B370 integrated graphics: 6.1 vs 3.3 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
  • Has 4 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 5 338H
vs
Core Ultra 5 238V

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 501 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3840 -
Cinebench Scores (#163rd place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 1210 MB/sec 997.5 MB/sec
Clang compilation 98.2 Klines/sec 63 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 371.3 pages/sec 266.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 368 Mpixels/sec 283.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 293 pages/sec 293.2 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 47 images/sec
Photo processing 118.3 images/sec 104.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 12.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 63.8 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 82.6 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 301M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 33.8M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 21.1 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 274.2 MBytes/sec -
Physics 2652 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 23.7B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3] – 51 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 38.7 PPW 13.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 561.3 PPW 279.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1133.2 PPW -
Blender / Watt 8.22 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 5 338H and Ultra 5 238V

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 5, 2026 September 4, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Lunar Lake
Model number 338H 238V
Integrated GPU Arc B370 Arc Graphics 130V
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
Intel CPU rating (56th and 104th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 4
E-Threads 8 4
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 8
Total Threads 12 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 19x 21x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 17-37 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 37 W
Socket FCBGA2540 FCBGA-2833
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (68th and 140th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc B370 Intel Arc Graphics 130V
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 600 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2400 MHz 1850 MHz
Shading Units 1280 896
TMUs 40 -
ROPs 20 -
Execution Units 10 -
TGP 25 W 30 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 5 338H +85%
6.1 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 238V
3.3 TFLOPS
More info: Arc 130V compared to Arc B370

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 136.5 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 338H official page Intel Core Ultra 5 238V official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 8

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Comments

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