Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core) vs Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
80
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We compared two laptop CPUs: the 1.7 GHz Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core) with 18-cores against the 2.0 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 366H with 16-cores. 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 Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core)
- Newer - released 9 months later
- More powerful Nvidia N1X (40SM) integrated graphics: 26 vs 2.6 TFLOPS
- Around 184.8 GB/s (160%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
- More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers
- 17% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.1 GHz)
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (58th and 120th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | - | 1330 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | - | 122.4 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | - | 435.8 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | - | 507.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | - | 285.5 pages/sec |
| Background blur | - | 70.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | - | 174.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | - | 26.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | - | 83.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | - | 104 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | - | 328M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | - | 40.3M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | - | 26.1 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | - | 331.2 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | - | 2892 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | - | 27.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 36 PPW | 46.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 424.6 PPW | 661.3 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | - | 1348 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | - | 7.94 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Specifications
Full technical specification of Nvidia RTX Spark N1X (18-Core) and Intel Core Ultra 7 366HGeneral
| Vendor | Apple | Intel |
| Released | September 3, 2026 | January 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Blackwell | Panther Lake |
| Model number | AHJ11488B | 366H |
| Integrated GPU | Nvidia N1X (40SM) | Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) | - AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 |
Intel CPU rating (#55th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 9 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 9 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.7 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.1 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| E-Cores | 9 | 12 |
| E-Threads | 9 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 2.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Total Cores | 18 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 18 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 41x | 20x |
| L1 Cache | 128K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (per core) | 2560K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 2 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 45 W | 15-25 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | 80 W |
| Socket | Custom | FCBGA2540 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 100°C |
| Die Size | 207.85 mm² | - |
Laptop processors ranking (23rd and 67th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Nvidia N1X (40SM) | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 1665 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2535 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| Shading Units | 5120 | 512 |
| TMUs | 160 | 32 |
| ROPs | 40 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 40 | 4 |
| TGP | - | 25 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9400 | - LPDDR5X-8533 - DDR5-7200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | - | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 300 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | - | Intel Core Ultra 7 366H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | - | 20 |
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