Intel Core Ultra 5 338H vs Ultra 5 336H

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra 5 338H against the 1.9 GHz Ultra 5 336H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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 336H and 338H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
  • More powerful Intel Arc B370 integrated graphics: 6.1 vs 2.4 TFLOPS
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.7 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 5 336H
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

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 and 164th place)

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 1230 MB/sec
Clang compilation 98.2 Klines/sec 99.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 371.3 pages/sec 331.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 368 Mpixels/sec 350.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 293 pages/sec 307.3 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 58.1 images/sec
Photo processing 118.3 images/sec 149.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 20.5 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 62.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 82.6 GOps/sec 82.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 301M Primes/sec 298M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 33.8M Strings/sec 33.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 21.1 GBytes/sec 20.9 GBytes/sec
Data compression 274.2 MBytes/sec 275.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 2652 Frames/sec 2607 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.7B Matrices/sec 23.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 51 & 54 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 38.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 561.3 PPW 535.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1133.2 PPW 1124.7 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 336H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 5, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Panther Lake
Model number 338H 336H
Integrated GPU Arc B370 Xe3 Graphics
Intel CPU rating (56th and 65th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 8 8
E-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.4 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 12 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 19x 19x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 2 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 15-25 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 80 W
Socket FCBGA2540 FCBGA2540
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (68th and 75th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc B370 Intel Xe3 Graphics
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2400 MHz 2300 MHz
Shading Units 1280 512
TMUs 40 32
ROPs 20 16
Execution Units 10 4
TGP 25 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
6.1 TFLOPS
2.4 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-8533
- DDR5-7200
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 136.5 GB/s 136.5 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 5 338H official page Intel Core Ultra 5 336H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 20

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