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Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs i5 13600H

71 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
VS
55 out of 100
Intel Core i5 13600H
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
Intel Core i5 13600H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra X7 358H with 16-cores against the 2.8 GHz i5 13600H with 12-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 13600H and 358H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 10 nanometers
  • Newer - released 3 years and 1 month later
  • More powerful Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics: 7.7 vs 1.9 TFLOPS
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2839 vs 2580 points

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra X7 358H
vs
Core i5 13600H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 502 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4689 -
Cinebench Scores (#32nd 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 1210 MB/sec 1070 MB/sec
Clang compilation 98.2 Klines/sec 93.9 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 371.3 pages/sec 280 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 368 Mpixels/sec 380.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 293 pages/sec 258.9 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 55.8 images/sec
Photo processing 118.3 images/sec 110.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 21 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 15 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 82.8 GOps/sec 77 GOps/sec
Floating point math 103.3 GOps/sec 56.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 336M Primes/sec 85M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.2M Strings/sec 29.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 25.9 GBytes/sec 16.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 331.3 MBytes/sec 268.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 3011 Frames/sec 1453 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 27.2B Matrices/sec 15.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 334 & 69 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core Ultra X7 358H +74%
281.68
Core i5 13600H
162.33

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 44.6 PPW 18.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 682.5 PPW 277.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1346.9 PPW 514.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 11.27 PPW 3.61 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
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxGeekbench 6 CPU2910 / 17150
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxCinebench 2024126 / 1182
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxCinebench 20260 / 4753
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H and i5 13600H

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released January 5, 2026 January 3, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Panther Lake Raptor Lake
Model number 358H i5-13600H
Integrated GPU Arc B390 Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Successor - - Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
Intel CPU rating (39th and 114th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 8
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 2.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 8
E-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.6 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 12
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 19x 28x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 18MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 10 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 35-45 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 95 W
Socket FCBGA2540 BGA-1744
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (48th and 152nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc B390 Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 1500 MHz
Shading Units 1536 640
TMUs 48 40
ROPs 24 20
Execution Units 12 80
TGP 30 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra X7 358H +305%
7.7 TFLOPS
Core i5 13600H
1.9 TFLOPS
More info: Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) compared to Arc B390

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - DDR5-5200
- DDR4-3200
- LPDDR5-6400
- LPDDR5x-6400
- LPDDR4x-4267
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra X7 358H official page Intel Core i5 13600H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 28

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Comments

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