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Intel Core Ultra 7 265H vs Ultra 7 255H

70 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
VS
68 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265H against the 2.0 GHz Ultra 7 255H. 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 255H and 265H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
  • 9% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2970 vs 2725 points
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.1 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 265H
vs
Core Ultra 7 255H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (120th and 143rd 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 1310 MB/sec 1270 MB/sec
Clang compilation 122.7 Klines/sec 103.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 405.7 pages/sec 399 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 467.8 Mpixels/sec 443.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 325.4 pages/sec 283.7 pages/sec
Background blur 66.5 images/sec 62.4 images/sec
Photo processing 150.8 images/sec 144.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 24.4 Mpixels/sec 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 85.4 GOps/sec 78.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 108.9 GOps/sec 98.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 335M Primes/sec 303M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.7M Strings/sec 36.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26 GBytes/sec 23.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 334.4 MBytes/sec 299.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 2493 Frames/sec 2251 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 26.8B Matrices/sec 23.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1114 & 2020 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 41.1 PPW 37.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 550.3 PPW 540.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1214.3 PPW 1097.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.44 PPW 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
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Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
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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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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265H and Ultra 7 255H

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 265H 255H
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 140T
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 7 260 - AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
Intel CPU rating (42nd and 50th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 6 6
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.3 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 10 10
E-Threads 10 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.7 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 20x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (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 (52nd and 61st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics 140T
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2300 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 265H +2%
4.7 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 7 255H
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 265H official page Intel Core Ultra 7 255H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 28 28

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Total votes: 42

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Comments

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