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Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX vs i7 13650HX

75 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
VS
57 out of 100
Intel Core i7 13650HX
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
Intel Core i7 13650HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.4 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX with 20-cores against the 2.6 GHz i7 13650HX 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 13650HX and 255HX
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
  • More powerful Arc Graphics (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 1.9 vs 0.4 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 2 years later
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Around 25.6 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 4.9 GHz)
  • 12% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2888 vs 2574 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 255HX
vs
Core i7 13650HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (48th and 146th 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 1140 MB/sec 1110 MB/sec
Clang compilation 149.8 Klines/sec 108.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 312.2 pages/sec 302.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 423.9 Mpixels/sec 382.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 335.6 pages/sec 248.2 pages/sec
Background blur 64.1 images/sec 56.4 images/sec
Photo processing 111.8 images/sec 112.5 images/sec
Ray tracing 31.1 Mpixels/sec 24.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 953 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 127 GOps/sec 101.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 160.3 GOps/sec 74.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 400M Primes/sec 101M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 62.4M Strings/sec 40.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 39.4 GBytes/sec 21.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 513.6 MBytes/sec 374 MBytes/sec
Physics 2916 Frames/sec 1700 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 41.1B Matrices/sec 22.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 976 & 3495 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra 7 255HX +60%
391.12
Core i7 13650HX
244.14

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 32 PPW 18.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 328 PPW 242.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 874.8 PPW 546.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.11 PPW 4.44 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 255HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-05 (Levi)Geekbench 6 CPU2907 / 17742
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-25 (Junebug)Cinebench 2024131 / 1759
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-17 (balihardik009)Cinebench 2024131 / 1820
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-26 (Verbickisd)Cinebench 2024125 / 1666
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-24 (Abhi)Geekbench 6 CPU2823 / 17264
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Intel Core i7 13650HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-04 (ujjwal)Geekbench 6 CPU2536 / 13528
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (John Fernand)Cinebench 2024110 / 1033
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-21 (John Fernand)Cinebench 2024110 / 1033
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-10 (iris)Geekbench 6 CPU2536 / 13872
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-22 -> Awa OcinCinebench 2024111 / 1107
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX and i7 13650HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Raptor Lake
Model number 255HX i7-13650HX
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) UHD Graphics (16EU)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 - AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
Intel CPU rating (29th and 100th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 8 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 8
E-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 20 14
Total Threads 20 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 24x 26x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 30MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier Yes Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 45-55 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 160 W 157 W
Socket FCBGA-2114 BGA-1964
Peak Temperature 105Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (33rd and 131st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 350 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1850 MHz 1550 MHz
Shading Units 512 128
TMUs 32 8
ROPs 16 4
Execution Units 64 16
TGP 14 W 6-15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 255HX +375%
1.9 TFLOPS
Core i7 13650HX
0.4 TFLOPS
More info: UHD Graphics (16 EU) compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-6400 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 256 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
ECC Support Yes Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX official page Intel Core i7 13650HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 24 20

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Comments

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