Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX vs AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX with 20-cores against the 2.0 GHz AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with 12-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
- Unlocked multiplier
- Has 8 more physical cores
- Newer - released 7 months later
- More modern manufacturing process β 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
- Newer PCI Express version β 5.0
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
- More powerful AMD Radeon 890M integrated graphics: 5.9 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 475 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 5200 |
Cinebench Scores (47th and 101st place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1140 MB/sec | 1340 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 149.8 Klines/sec | 139.9 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 312.2 pages/sec | 335.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 423.9 Mpixels/sec | 468.2 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 335.6 pages/sec | 322.1 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 64.1 images/sec | 63.8 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 111.8 images/sec | 124.6 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 31.1 Mpixels/sec | 33.5 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 127 GOps/sec | 122.2 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 160.3 GOps/sec | 76.4 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 400M Primes/sec | 127M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 62.4M Strings/sec | 48.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 39.4 GBytes/sec | 22.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 513.6 MBytes/sec | 442.7 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2916 Frames/sec | 1881 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 41.1B Matrices/sec | 31.4B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 32 PPW | 23 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 328 PPW | 295.9 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 874.8 PPW | 647.4 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 7.11 PPW | 5.21 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-05 (Levi) | GeekBench | 2907 / 17742 |
| π 2025-12-25 (Junebug) | Cinebench 2024 | 131 / 1759 |
| π 2025-12-17 (balihardik009) | Cinebench 2024 | 131 / 1820 |
| π 2025-11-26 (Verbickisd) | Cinebench 2024 | 125 / 1666 |
| π 2025-11-24 (Abhi) | GeekBench | 2823 / 17264 |
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-26 (Nvdya) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 1135 |
| π 2025-10-24 (Peterr) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 962 |
| π 2025-03-18 (Rennsport) | GeekBench | 2904 / 15532 |
| π 2025-03-18 (Asus Tuf FA608WI) | Cinebench 2024 | 104 / 1050 |
| π 2025-03-15 (Urxelix) | Cinebench 2024 | 116 / 1217 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370General
| Vendor | Intel | Amd |
| Released | January 6, 2025 | June 3, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Arrow Lake | Zen 5 (Strix Point) |
| Model number | 255HX | 370 |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 890M |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | - Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Successor | - | - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 |
Intel CPU rating (#29th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#31st place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.4 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | 12 | 8 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.5 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Total Cores | 20 | 12 |
| Total Threads | 20 | 24 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 24x | 20x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 30MB (shared) | 24MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) | 15-54 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 160 W | - |
| Socket | FCBGA-2114 | FP8 |
| Peak Temperature | 105Β°C | 100Β°C |
Laptop processors ranking (33rd and 42nd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | AMD Radeon 890M |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1850 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Shading Units | 512 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 32 | 64 |
| ROPs | 16 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 64 | 16 |
| TGP | 14 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Radeon 890M compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 | - DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5X-8000 |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX official page | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | 16 |
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Total votes: 53
