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Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs i7 1255U

54 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
VS
45 out of 100
Intel Core i7 1255U
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
Intel Core i7 1255U

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 255U with 12-cores against the 1.7 GHz i7 1255U with 10-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 1255U and 255U
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 2 years and 11 months later
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5-8400 RAM
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • More powerful Arc Graphics (4-Cores) integrated graphics: 2.2 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
  • More than 10ยฐ C higher critical temperature
  • 11% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.2 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2450 vs 2248 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 255U
vs
Core i7 1255U

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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 999.4 MB/sec 626.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation 75.6 Klines/sec 49.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 267.7 pages/sec 179.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 334.8 Mpixels/sec 201.5 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 240.5 pages/sec 217.7 pages/sec
Background blur 46.6 images/sec 31.6 images/sec
Photo processing 80.8 images/sec 71.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 12 Mpixels/sec 9.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 1162 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 7 255U +38%
17874
Core i7 1255U
12978
Integer math 65.3 GOps/sec 47.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 45.7 GOps/sec 32.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 63M Primes/sec 38M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21.3M Strings/sec 16.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12.4 GBytes/sec 9.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 196.1 MBytes/sec 145.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 1137 Frames/sec 750 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10.8B Matrices/sec 8.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 649 & 4528 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 34.3 PPW 29.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 670.5 PPW 477.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1191.6 PPW 865.2 PPW
Blender / Watt - 5.15 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
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๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-02-13 -> Lello75Geekbench 6 CPU2315 / 7219
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 255U and i7 1255U

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 6, 2025 February 23, 2022
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Arrow Lake Alder Lake
Model number 255U i7-1255U
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
Intel CPU rating (120th and 185th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 2 2
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 8
E-Threads 10 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.2 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 10
Total Threads 14 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 17x
L1 Cache 112K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1280K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 12-15 W (configurable) 12-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 57 W 55 W
Socket FCBGA-2049 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 110ยฐC 100ยฐC

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2100 MHz 1250 MHz
Shading Units 512 768
TMUs 32 48
ROPs 16 24
Execution Units 64 96
TGP 14 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 255U +16%
2.2 TFLOPS
Core i7 1255U
1.9 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) compared to Arc iGPU (4-Cores)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400		 - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-5200
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 255U official page Intel Core i7 1255U official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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Comments

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