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Intel Core Ultra 7 366H vs Ultra 7 356H

67 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
VS
67 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 366H against the 1.9 GHz Ultra 7 356H. 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 356H and 366H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 366H
vs
Core Ultra 7 356H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 4053
Cinebench Scores (118th and 122nd 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 1200 MB/sec
Clang compilation 122.4 Klines/sec 119.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 435.8 pages/sec 241.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 507.4 Mpixels/sec 421.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 285.5 pages/sec 295.8 pages/sec
Background blur 70.7 images/sec 60.7 images/sec
Photo processing 174.4 images/sec 117.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 26.9 Mpixels/sec 22.9 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 83 GOps/sec
Floating point math 104 GOps/sec 102.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 328M Primes/sec 325M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.3M Strings/sec 41.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 26.1 GBytes/sec 26.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 331.2 MBytes/sec 339.3 MBytes/sec
Physics 2892 Frames/sec 2860 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 27.3B Matrices/sec 28.3B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 270 & 176 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 45.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 661.3 PPW 636.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1348 PPW 1364.6 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.94 PPW 9.25 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 356H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 5, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Panther Lake
Model number 366H 356H
Integrated GPU Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 - AMD Ryzen AI 7 450
Intel CPU rating (54th and 55th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 12
E-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 19x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 2 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 15-25 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 80 W
Socket FCBGA2540 FCBGA2540
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (66th and 67th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 2450 MHz
Shading Units 512 512
TMUs 32 32
ROPs 16 16
Execution Units 4 4
TGP 25 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 366H +4%
2.6 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 7 356H
2.5 TFLOPS
See: Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) benchmarks

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 366H official page Intel Core Ultra 7 356H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 20

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2 (28.6%)
5 (71.4%)
Total votes: 7

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Comments

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