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Intel Core Ultra 7 255H vs Ultra 5 235H

68 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
VS
65 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 255H with 16-cores against the 2.4 GHz Ultra 5 235H with 14-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 235H and 255H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 255H
vs
Core Ultra 5 235H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (143rd and 160th 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 1020 MB/sec
Clang compilation 103.2 Klines/sec 117.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 399 pages/sec 289.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 443.6 Mpixels/sec 334.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 283.7 pages/sec 283.4 pages/sec
Background blur 62.4 images/sec 66.1 images/sec
Photo processing 144.8 images/sec 115.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 24 Mpixels/sec 24.2 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 74.3 GOps/sec
Floating point math 98.9 GOps/sec 93.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 303M Primes/sec 240M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.1M Strings/sec 36.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.4 GBytes/sec 23.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 299.1 MBytes/sec 302.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 2251 Frames/sec 1985 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.8B Matrices/sec 23.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2020 & 192 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 35 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 540.1 PPW 486.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1097.3 PPW 1076.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 9.83 PPW 6.84 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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Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-13 (TheShifty6)Cinebench 2024122 / 979
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 255H and Ultra 5 235H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 255H 235H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 140T
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 - AMD Ryzen 5 240
Intel CPU rating (50th and 63rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 4
P-Threads 6 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 8
E-Threads 10 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 14
Total Threads 16 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 24x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 20-28 W (configurable) 20-28 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 110Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (61st and 73rd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 140T
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2250 MHz 2250 MHz
Shading Units 1024 1024
TMUs 64 64
ROPs 32 32
Execution Units 8 8
TGP 35 W 35 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 255H
4.6 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 235H
4.6 TFLOPS
See: Intel Arc 140T benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400		 - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 255H official page Intel Core Ultra 5 235H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Total votes: 5

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Comments

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