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Intel Core Ultra 7 255H vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392

68 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
VS
75 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 255H with 16-cores against the 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392 with 12-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 392 and 255H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 5 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392
  • More powerful Radeon 8060S integrated graphics: 14.8 vs 4.6 TFLOPS
  • Has 40 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Supports quad-channel memory

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 255H
vs
Ryzen AI Max+ 392

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (143rd and 78th 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 1270 MB/sec 1450 MB/sec
Clang compilation 103.2 Klines/sec 147 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 399 pages/sec 426.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 443.6 Mpixels/sec 429.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 283.7 pages/sec 314.8 pages/sec
Background blur 62.4 images/sec 72.5 images/sec
Photo processing 144.8 images/sec 175.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 24 Mpixels/sec 28.8 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 78.1 GOps/sec 152.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 98.9 GOps/sec 99.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 303M Primes/sec 315M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.1M Strings/sec 59.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.4 GBytes/sec 27.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 299.1 MBytes/sec 555.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 2251 Frames/sec 2881 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.8B Matrices/sec 45.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2020 & 23 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 37.5 PPW 26.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 540.1 PPW 327.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1097.3 PPW 823 PPW
Blender / Watt 9.83 PPW 7.07 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 255H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 -> xnullcodeGeekbench 6 CPU3009 / 11440
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> xnullcodeGeekbench 6 CPU2849 / 11877
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> xnullcodeGeekbench 6 CPU2848 / 11898
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> xnullcodeCinebench 20260 / 3496
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (xnullcode)Geekbench 6 CPU2708 / 11477
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 255H and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 6, 2025 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Model number 255H 392
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Radeon 8060S
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 -
Intel CPU rating (#50th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#19th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 12
P-Threads 6 24
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 -
E-Threads 10 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 12
Total Threads 16 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 32x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 20-28 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 120 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FP11
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (61st and 31st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics 140T Radeon 8060S
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2250 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 1024 2560
TMUs 64 160
ROPs 32 64
Execution Units 8 40
TGP 35 W 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 255H
4.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max+ 392 +222%
14.8 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8060S compared to Arc 140T

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400		 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 256 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 255H official page AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 16

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Comments

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