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Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs Ultra 5 338H

71 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
VS
67 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra X7 358H with 16-cores against the 1.9 GHz Ultra 5 338H 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 338H and 358H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More powerful Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics: 7.7 vs 6.1 TFLOPS
  • Around 17.1 GB/s (13%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 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 X7 358H
vs
Core Ultra 5 338H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 502 501
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 4689 3840
Cinebench Scores (126th and 163rd 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 1210 MB/sec
Clang compilation 98.2 Klines/sec 98.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 371.3 pages/sec 371.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 368 Mpixels/sec 368 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 293 pages/sec 293 pages/sec
Background blur 59.2 images/sec 59.2 images/sec
Photo processing 118.3 images/sec 118.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 19.7 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 82.8 GOps/sec 63.8 GOps/sec
Floating point math 103.3 GOps/sec 82.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 336M Primes/sec 301M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.2M Strings/sec 33.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 25.9 GBytes/sec 21.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 331.3 MBytes/sec 274.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 3011 Frames/sec 2652 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 27.2B Matrices/sec 23.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 334 & 51 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 44.6 PPW 38.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 682.5 PPW 561.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1346.9 PPW 1133.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 11.27 PPW 8.22 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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxGeekbench 6 CPU2910 / 17150
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxCinebench 2024126 / 1182
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> asterismxCinebench 20260 / 4753
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Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H and Ultra 5 338H

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 358H 338H
Integrated GPU Arc B390 Arc B370
Intel CPU rating (38th and 56th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 1.9 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 8
E-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (E) 1.5 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 12
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 19x 19x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 3MB (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 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (46th and 68th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc B390 Intel Arc B370
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 2400 MHz
Shading Units 1536 1280
TMUs 48 40
ROPs 24 20
Execution Units 12 10
TGP 30 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra X7 358H +26%
7.7 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 338H
6.1 TFLOPS
More info: Arc B370 compared to Arc B390

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 136.5 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra X7 358H official page Intel Core Ultra 5 338H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 12

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Comments

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