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Intel Core Ultra X7 368H vs Ultra 7 255H

70 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra X7 368H
VS
68 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
Intel Core Ultra X7 368H
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra X7 368H against the 2.0 GHz Ultra 7 255H. 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 255H and 368H
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra X7 368H
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • More powerful Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics: 7.7 vs 4.6 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5-8400 RAM
  • More than 10Β° C higher critical temperature
  • 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.1 GHz vs 5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra X7 368H
vs
Core Ultra 7 255H

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (92nd and 143rd 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 1450 MB/sec 1270 MB/sec
Clang compilation 131.5 Klines/sec 103.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 459.5 pages/sec 399 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 512.1 Mpixels/sec 443.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301.9 pages/sec 283.7 pages/sec
Background blur 71 images/sec 62.4 images/sec
Photo processing 177.8 images/sec 144.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 27.9 Mpixels/sec 24 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 87.6 GOps/sec 78.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 105.8 GOps/sec 98.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 325M Primes/sec 303M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 38.7M Strings/sec 36.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 25.5 GBytes/sec 23.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 317.4 MBytes/sec 299.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 2893 Frames/sec 2251 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 26.2B Matrices/sec 23.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 99 & 2020 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 52.1 PPW 37.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 646.9 PPW 540.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1328.8 PPW 1097.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.91 PPW 9.83 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
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Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
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πŸ“˜ 2026-09-06 -> xnullcodeGeekbench 6 CPU3009 / 11440
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> xnullcodeGeekbench 6 CPU2849 / 11877
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> xnullcodeGeekbench 6 CPU2848 / 11898
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 -> xnullcodeCinebench 20260 / 3496
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (xnullcode)Geekbench 6 CPU2708 / 11477
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra X7 368H and Ultra 7 255H

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 368H 255H
Integrated GPU Arc B390 Arc Graphics 140T
Rival Equivalent - - AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
Intel CPU rating (41st and 50th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 6
P-Threads 4 6
Base Frequency (P) 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 12 10
E-Threads 12 10
Base Frequency (E) 1.6 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.8 GHz 4.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20x 20x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 2MB (per core)
L3 Cache 18MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 2 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 15-25 W (configurable) 20-28 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 80 W 115 W
Socket FCBGA2540 FCBGA-2049
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 110Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (49th and 61st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc B390 Arc Graphics 140T
GPU Base Clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2500 MHz 2250 MHz
Shading Units 1536 1024
TMUs 48 64
ROPs 24 32
Execution Units 12 8
TGP 30 W 35 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra X7 368H +67%
7.7 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 7 255H
4.6 TFLOPS
More info: Arc 140T compared to Arc B390

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5-8400
- LPDDR5x-8400
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra X7 368H official page Intel Core Ultra 7 255H official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 12 28

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Comments

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