Intel Core Ultra 7 255H vs Ultra 7 251HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 255H with 16-cores against the 2.9 GHz Ultra 7 251HX with 18-cores. 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 251HX and 255H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
  • More powerful Arc Graphics 140T integrated graphics: 4.6 vs 1.8 TFLOPS
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
  • Newer - released 1 year and 3 months later
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 2 more physical cores

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 Scores (141st and 46th 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 1270 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 103.2 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 399 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 443.6 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 283.7 pages/sec -
Background blur 62.4 images/sec -
Photo processing 144.8 images/sec -
Ray tracing 24 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 122 GOps/sec
Floating point math 98.9 GOps/sec 152.1 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 303M Primes/sec 440M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 36.1M Strings/sec 61.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.4 GBytes/sec 39.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 299.1 MBytes/sec 512.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 2251 Frames/sec 2500 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 23.8B Matrices/sec 39.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2020 & 10 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 32 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 540.1 PPW 277.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1097.3 PPW 849.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 9.83 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 -> xnullcodeGeekBench3009 / 11440
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> xnullcodeGeekBench2849 / 11877
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> xnullcodeGeekBench2848 / 11898
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> xnullcodeCinebench 20260 / 3496
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (xnullcode)GeekBench2708 / 11477
Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 255H and Ultra 7 251HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 April 1, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 255H 251HX
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 -
Intel CPU rating (50th and 27th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 6
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 2.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.1 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 12
E-Threads 10 12
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 18
Total Threads 16 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 29x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 20-28 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 160 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 FCBGA-2114
Peak Temperature 110Β°C 105Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (60th and 30th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2250 MHz 1800 MHz
Shading Units 1024 512
TMUs 64 32
ROPs 32 16
Execution Units 8 64
TGP 35 W 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
4.6 TFLOPS
1.8 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 255H official page Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 24

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