Intel Core Ultra X7 368H vs Ultra 9 285H
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We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra X7 368H against the 2.9 GHz Ultra 9 285H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra X7 368H
- Newer - released 1 year later
- More powerful Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics: 7.7 vs 4.8 TFLOPS
- More modern manufacturing process β 2 versus 3 nanometers
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
- 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
- 8% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5.4 GHz vs 5 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 506 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | - | 4879 |
Cinebench Scores (92nd and 123rd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1450 MB/sec | 1510 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 131.5 Klines/sec | 129.7 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 459.5 pages/sec | 425.7 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 512.1 Mpixels/sec | 522.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 301.9 pages/sec | 309.2 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 71 images/sec | 73.9 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 177.8 images/sec | 159.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 27.9 Mpixels/sec | 26.8 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 87.6 GOps/sec | 86 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 105.8 GOps/sec | 109.3 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 325M Primes/sec | 330M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 38.7M Strings/sec | 41M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 25.5 GBytes/sec | 26.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 317.4 MBytes/sec | 336.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2893 Frames/sec | 2512 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 26.2B Matrices/sec | 26.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 52.1 PPW | 24.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 646.9 PPW | 381.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1328.8 PPW | 759.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 7.91 PPW | 4.56 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra X7 368H
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-01-16 (AsNapur) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2756 / 16837 |
| π 2026-01-16 (AsNapur) | Cinebench 2024 | 122 / 1126 |
| π 2025-10-31 (Adi) | Cinebench 2024 | 114 / 804 |
| π 2025-09-19 (JacoIsHere) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2868 / 14847 |
| π 2025-08-07 (Himmanshu Chowdhury) | Cinebench 2024 | 117 / 1122 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra X7 368H and Ultra 9 285HGeneral
| 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 | 285H |
| Integrated GPU | Arc B390 | Arc Graphics 140T |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 |
Intel CPU rating (41st and 46th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 6 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.0 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 12 | 10 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 20x | 29x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 112K (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) | 35-45 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 58th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc B390 | Arc Graphics 140T |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 2350 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 1024 |
| TMUs | 48 | 64 |
| ROPs | 24 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 8 |
| TGP | 30 W | 35 W |
iGPU FLOPS
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 9 285H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 28 |
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