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Intel Core Ultra 7 366H vs Ultra 7 265HX

67 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
VS
73 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 366H with 16-cores against the 2.6 GHz Ultra 7 265HX with 20-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 265HX and 366H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
  • Newer - released 1 year and 1 month later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
  • More powerful Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) integrated graphics: 2.6 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
  • Around 12.8 GB/s (12%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-6400 RAM
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 10% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.3 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 366H
vs
Core Ultra 7 265HX

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (116th and 59th 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 1330 MB/sec 1250 MB/sec
Clang compilation 122.4 Klines/sec 194.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 435.8 pages/sec 358 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 507.4 Mpixels/sec 496.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 285.5 pages/sec 335.2 pages/sec
Background blur 70.7 images/sec 75.8 images/sec
Photo processing 174.4 images/sec 123.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 26.9 Mpixels/sec 40 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 83.9 GOps/sec 126.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 104 GOps/sec 160.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 328M Primes/sec 406M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.3M Strings/sec 62.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.1 GBytes/sec 39.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 331.2 MBytes/sec 508.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 2892 Frames/sec 2983 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 27.3B Matrices/sec 40.5B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 270 & 385 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 46.3 PPW 29.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 661.3 PPW 300.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1348 PPW 867.8 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.94 PPW 6.8 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 366H and Ultra 7 265HX

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 5, 2026 January 6, 2025
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Arrow Lake
Model number 366H 265HX
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 - AMD Ryzen AI Max 385
Intel CPU rating (54th and 34th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 5.3 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 12
E-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 20
Total Threads 16 20
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 26x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 30MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 160 W
Socket FCBGA2540 FCBGA-2114
Peak Temperature 100°C 105°C
Laptop processors ranking (65th and 37th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 4 64
TGP 25 W 14 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 366H +37%
2.6 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 7 265HX
1.9 TFLOPS
More info: Arc iGPU (4-Cores) compared to Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533
- DDR5-7200		 - DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s 102.4 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 366H official page Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 24

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Comments

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