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Intel Core Ultra 7 165H vs Ultra 7 155H

59 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
VS
57 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 1.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 165H against the 1.4 GHz Ultra 7 155H. 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 155H and 165H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 165H
vs
Core Ultra 7 155H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 544
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3749
Cinebench Scores (169th and 165th 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 1250 MB/sec 1220 MB/sec
Clang compilation 105.2 Klines/sec 100.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 301.6 pages/sec 270.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 375 Mpixels/sec 356.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 256.1 pages/sec 243.4 pages/sec
Background blur 51.3 images/sec 49.2 images/sec
Photo processing 108.4 images/sec 117.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 20.6 Mpixels/sec 19.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 131 & 910 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 89 GOps/sec 85.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 65.5 GOps/sec 62.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 120M Primes/sec 113M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 33.4M Strings/sec 31.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 17.1 GBytes/sec 16.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 291 MBytes/sec 273.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1816 Frames/sec 1701 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 17.2B Matrices/sec 16.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1738 & 6648 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 33.8 PPW 14.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 463.5 PPW 192.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 923.4 PPW 377.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.57 PPW 2.65 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-21 (laduran)Geekbench 6 CPU2470 / 13442
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Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-22 (Alex Paulino)Cinebench 2026544 / 3749
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-15 (Ak-Dev)Geekbench 6 CPU2347 / 12862
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-08 (Anuj)Geekbench 6 CPU2248 / 12118
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-25 (Aya)Cinebench 202485 / 943
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-25 (Tarekcoupe)Cinebench 202496 / 930
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 165H and Ultra 7 155H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released December 14, 2023 December 14, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Meteor Lake Meteor Lake
Model number 165H 155H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS - AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265H - Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Intel CPU rating (89th and 99th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.4 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 10
E-Threads 10 10
Base Frequency (E) 0.9 GHz 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 22 22
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 14x 14x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 28 W 20-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 110Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (113th and 128th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2300 MHz 2250 MHz
Shading Units 1024 1024
TMUs 64 64
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 128 128
TGP 28 W 28 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 165H +2%
4.7 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 7 155H
4.6 TFLOPS
See: Intel Arc iGPU (8-Cores) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600		 - LPDDR5-7467
- LPDDR5x-7467
- DDR5-5600
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 165H official page Intel Core Ultra 7 155H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Total votes: 163

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Comments

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