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Intel Core Ultra 7 165U vs Ultra 7 155H

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

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.7 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 165U with 12-cores against the 1.4 GHz Ultra 7 155H with 16-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 155H and 165U
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.9 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
  • More powerful Arc Graphics (8-Cores) integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 2 TFLOPS
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 165U
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 (#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 991.6 MB/sec 1220 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69.9 Klines/sec 100.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 238.5 pages/sec 270.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 284.5 Mpixels/sec 356.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 239.3 pages/sec 243.4 pages/sec
Background blur 41.7 images/sec 49.2 images/sec
Photo processing 93.7 images/sec 117.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.3 Mpixels/sec 19.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 12 & 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 56.6 GOps/sec 85.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 39.8 GOps/sec 62.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 66M Primes/sec 113M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 20.6M Strings/sec 31.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.6 GBytes/sec 16.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 182.6 MBytes/sec 273.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 1116 Frames/sec 1701 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.2B Matrices/sec 16.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1485 & 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 34 PPW 14.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 651.1 PPW 192.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1110.5 PPW 377.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.53 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 165U
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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 165U 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 165U 155H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 8840U - AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 265U - Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Intel CPU rating (149th and 99th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 6
P-Threads 4 12
Base Frequency (P) 1.7 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.9 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 10
E-Threads 10 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.2 GHz 0.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 16
Total Threads 14 22
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 17x 14x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 112K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 7 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 20-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 57 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 110Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (197th and 128th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 2250 MHz
Shading Units 512 1024
TMUs 32 64
ROPs 16 32
Execution Units 64 128
TGP 14 W 28 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 165U
2 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 7 155H +130%
4.6 TFLOPS
More info: Arc iGPU (8-Cores) compared to iGPU (4-Cores)

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 165U official page Intel Core Ultra 7 155H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

Cast your vote

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5 (12.8%)
34 (87.2%)
Total votes: 39

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Comments

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