Intel Core Ultra 7 265H vs Ultra 7 255HX
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 265H with 16-cores against the 2.4 GHz Ultra 7 255HX with 20-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 265H
- More powerful Arc Graphics 140T integrated graphics: 4.7 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 5.2 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
- Unlocked multiplier
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
- Has 4 more physical cores
- Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (120th and 48th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1310 MB/sec | 1140 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 122.7 Klines/sec | 149.8 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 405.7 pages/sec | 312.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 467.8 Mpixels/sec | 423.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 325.4 pages/sec | 335.6 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 66.5 images/sec | 64.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 150.8 images/sec | 111.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 24.4 Mpixels/sec | 31.1 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 85.4 GOps/sec | 127 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 108.9 GOps/sec | 160.3 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 335M Primes/sec | 400M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 40.7M Strings/sec | 62.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 26 GBytes/sec | 39.4 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 334.4 MBytes/sec | 513.6 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2493 Frames/sec | 2916 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 26.8B Matrices/sec | 41.1B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 41.1 PPW | 32 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 550.3 PPW | 328 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1214.3 PPW | 874.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 8.44 PPW | 7.11 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-05 (Levi) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 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 6 CPU | 2823 / 17264 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 265H and Ultra 7 255HXGeneral
| 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 | 255HX |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140T | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Rival Equivalent | - AMD Ryzen 7 260 | - AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 |
Intel CPU rating (42nd and 29th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 6 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.3 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| E-Cores | 10 | 12 |
| E-Threads | 10 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.7 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 20 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 22x | 24x |
| 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 (52nd and 33rd place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics 140T | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2300 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1024 | 512 |
| TMUs | 64 | 32 |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 8 | 64 |
| TGP | 35 W | 14 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Arc iGPU (4-Cores) compared to Arc 140T
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 | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H official page | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | 24 |
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