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Intel Xeon E-2176M vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

Intel Xeon E-2176M

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The Intel Xeon E-2176M is a high-end processor for professional laptops with six cores based on the Coffee Lake architecture. The processor clocks at between 2.7 - 4.4 GHz (4.1 GHz with 6 cores) and can execute up to twelve threads simultaneously thanks to Hyper-Threading. 

According to Intel, the CPU is manufactured in an improved 14nm (14nm++) process. The Xeon E-2176M is the second fastest model after the Xeon E-2178M / Core i9-8950HK in early 2018. Compared to the similar consumer Core i7-8850H, the mobile Xeon offers support for ECC main memory, is slightly higher clocked and offers more L3 cache.

The Coffee Lake architecture is similar to Kaby Lake and differs only in the amount of cores (now six cores for the high end versions) and the improved 14nm process (14nm++ according to Intel).

Performance

Due to the two additional cores, performance has increased by almost 50% compared to a similar clocked Kaby Lake processor.

Graphics

The integrated Intel UHD Graphics 630 iGPU is unchanged to the older Intel HD Graphics 630 an maybe only slightly higher clocked. We do expect a performance improvement, but as a low-end solution it will probably only display current games smoothly at reduced details - if at all.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 45 watts and therefore the i9 is only suited for big laptops with good cooling solutions.

Intel Core Ultra 7 265H

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The Intel Core Ultra 7 265H is a mobile high-end CPU for larger notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. It offers 16 cores consisting of 6 fast performance cores (Lion Cove) with up to 5.3 GHz and 8 smaller efficiency cores (Skymont) with up to 4.5 GHz clock speed and two additional "low power" efficiency cores with up to 2.5 GHz (Skymont). The CPU has access to 24 MB of cache and is specified with a TDP of 28 watt (PL1, 115W PL2).

The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Enterprise. The integrated memory controller supports up to 192 GB LPDDR5/x-8400 or DDR5-6400 (dual channel). The integrated GPU (iGPU) is an Intel Arc 140T graphics card which offers eight Xe cores with up to 2.3 GHz.

Performance - High End

Compared to the fastest model of the Arrow Lake-H series (Core Ultra 9 285H), the Core Ultra 7 as only slightly slower due to a reduced maximum Turbo frequency of 100 MHz. Thanks to the improved IPC of the cores (especially the efficiency cores), the CPU should reach the level of the old Raptor Lake Core Core 9 270H (6 + 8 cores, max 5.8 / 4.1 GHz). This makes the CPU ideal for very demanding tasks such as high-end gaming and content creation.

Chiplet design

Like the desktop and HX chips, the Arrow Lake-H chips are based on individual chiplets that are placed on a 22nm base tile from Intel using Foveros 3D packaging. The CPU part comes from TSMC using the modern N3B (3nm) process. As with HX, the GPU also is produced at TSMC and is manufactured using the N5P process. SoC and I/O Tile are also from TSMC but in the older N6 process.

Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

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The Intel Core Ultra 7 255H is a mobile high-end CPU for larger notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. It offers 16 cores consisting of 6 fast performance cores (Lion Cove) with up to 5.1 GHz and 8 smaller efficiency cores (Skymont) with up to 4.4 GHz clock speed and two additional "low power" efficiency cores with up to 2.5 GHz (Skymont). The CPU has access to 24 MB of cache and is specified with a TDP of 28 watt (PL1, 115W PL2).

The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Essentials. The integrated memory controller supports up to 192 GB LPDDR5/x-8400 or DDR5-6400 (dual channel). The integrated GPU (iGPU) is an Intel Arc 140T graphics card which offers eight Xe cores with up to 2.25 GHz.

Performance - High End

The Core Ultra 7 is superior to the top model Core Ultra 9 285H as only the maximum Turbo frequency is 200 MHz lower. Due to the improved IPC of the cores (especially the efficiency cores), the CPU should perform slightly below the level of the old Raptor Lake Core Core 9 270H (6 + 8 cores, max 5.8 / 4.1 GHz). This makes the CPU very suitable for demanding tasks such as high-end gaming and content creation.

Chiplet design

Like the desktop and HX chips, the Arrow Lake-H chips are based on individual chiplets that are placed on a 22nm base tile from Intel using Foveros 3D packaging. The CPU part comes from TSMC using the modern N3B (3nm) process. As with HX, the GPU also is produced at TSMC and is manufactured using the N5P process. SoC and I/O Tile are also from TSMC but in the older N6 process.

ModelIntel Xeon E-2176MIntel Core Ultra 7 265HIntel Core Ultra 7 255H
CodenameCoffee Lake-HArrow Lake-HArrow Lake-H
SeriesIntel Coffee LakeIntel Arrow LakeIntel Arrow Lake
Series: Arrow Lake Arrow Lake-H
Intel Core i9-9980HK2.4 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-9880H2.3 - 4.8 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
Intel Core i9-8950HK2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2186M2.9 - 4.8 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2276M2.8 - 4.7 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9850H2.6 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-9750H2.6 - 4.5 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Xeon E-2176M « 2.7 - 4.4 GHz6 / 12 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8850H2.6 - 4.3 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i7-8750H2.2 - 4.1 GHz6 / 12 cores9 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9400H2.5 - 4.3 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300HF2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-9300H2.4 - 4.1 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8400H2.5 - 4.2 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i5-8300H2.3 - 4 GHz4 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core i3-8100H3 GHz4 / 4 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H4.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H « 4.5 - 5.3 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H4.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H4.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H4.3 - 4.9 GHz14 / 14 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H4.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H4.5 - 5.3 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H « 4.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H4.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H4.3 - 4.9 GHz14 / 14 cores18 MB L3
Clock2700 - 4400 MHz4500 - 5300 MHz4400 - 5100 MHz
L1 Cache384 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB
L3 Cache12 MB24 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads6 / 1216 / 16
6 x 5.3 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-core
8 x 4.5 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
2 x 2.5 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
16 / 16
6 x 5.1 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-core
8 x 4.4 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
2 x 2.5 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
TDP45 Watt28 Watt28 Watt
Technology14 nm5 nm5 nm
max. Temp.100 °C110 °C110 °C
FeaturesDual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI
iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 630 (350 MHz)Intel Arc Graphics 140T ( - 2300 MHz)Intel Arc Graphics 140T ( - 2250 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
TDP Turbo PL2115 Watt115 Watt
$471 U.S.$514 U.S.
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ultra 7 255H
42.5 pt (71%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 126     avg: 126.9     median: 127 (71%)     max: 127.6 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 855     avg: 921     median: 856 (16%)     max: 1053 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 16931     avg: 17918     median: 17652.5 (16%)     max: 20022 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 2063     avg: 2100     median: 2098.5 (88%)     max: 2152 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 797     avg: 810     median: 809 (88%)     max: 826 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 6600     avg: 7101     median: 7015 (17%)     max: 7884 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 987     avg: 1067     median: 1095 (7%)     max: 1118 Points
min: 2539     avg: 2860     median: 2835 (18%)     max: 3291 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 169     avg: 181.7     median: 187 (52%)     max: 189 Points
min: 258     avg: 305.4     median: 315 (87%)     max: 322 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 9.32     avg: 11.3     median: 12.3 (16%)     max: 12.4 Points
31.3 Points (41%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 1.99     avg: 2.1     median: 2 (48%)     max: 2.12 Points
3.8 Points (90%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 6928     avg: 7681     median: 6973 (42%)     max: 9142 Points
11500 Points (69%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 31923     avg: 35912     median: 32132 (23%)     max: 43681 Points
65269 Points (47%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
96508 Points (62%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
17883 Points (22%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 147     avg: 163.3     median: 163.3 (2%)     max: 179.6 s
319.3 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 4.909     avg: 5.3     median: 5.3 (1%)     max: 5.77 s
3.6 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 3947     avg: 4625     median: 4624.5 (7%)     max: 5302 Points
7777 Points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 47892     avg: 56522     median: 56801 (33%)     max: 66152 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 4589     avg: 5823     median: 6048 (71%)     max: 6169 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 58.2     avg: 63.1     median: 63.1 (21%)     max: 67.9 fps
154.7 fps (52%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 195.8     avg: 203.6     median: 203.6 (47%)     max: 211.3 fps
354.5 fps (82%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
100%
1 E-2176M +
8.7 fps (15%)
min: 16.2     avg: 20.4     median: 20.5 (36%)     max: 23.2 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 0.601     avg: 0.7     median: 0.7 (20%)     max: 0.756 GB/s
1.1 GB/s (32%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 1     avg: 1.1     median: 1.1 (19%)     max: 1.2 GB/s
1.8 GB/s (31%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 6.1     avg: 6.9     median: 6.9 (18%)     max: 7.6 GB/s
8.3 GB/s (22%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 295     avg: 350     median: 350 (4%)     max: 408 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 465.8     avg: 510     median: 509.9 (4%)     max: 554 Seconds
min: 178     avg: 209     median: 211 (1%)     max: 242 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4233     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.515 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 7203     avg: 9007     median: 9757 (21%)     max: 10061 Points
min: 14666     avg: 14844     median: 14843.5 (32%)     max: 15021 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 8.508     avg: 8.6     median: 8.6 (2%)     max: 8.69 s
7.5 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 18.78     avg: 19     median: 19 (1%)     max: 19.26 s
16.5 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 475.2     avg: 477     median: 477 (2%)     max: 478.8 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 38520     avg: 39431     median: 39431 (30%)     max: 40342 Points
min: 79410     avg: 80381     median: 80381 (62%)     max: 81352 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 10234     avg: 11628     median: 11727 (29%)     max: 12923 Points
min: 20141     avg: 21585     median: 21045 (52%)     max: 24679 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 30521     avg: 44313     median: 44313 (36%)     max: 58105 Points
min: 106965     avg: 111352     median: 111352 (90%)     max: 115738 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 30553     avg: 43412     median: 43412 (35%)     max: 56271 Points
min: 106511     avg: 111384     median: 111384 (90%)     max: 116256 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 59124     avg: 59647     median: 59646.5 (49%)     max: 60169 Points
min: 108898     avg: 112983     median: 112983 (94%)     max: 117068 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 5617     avg: 8399     median: 9331 (24%)     max: 10250 Points
min: 19528     avg: 19733     median: 19769 (50%)     max: 19902 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 11097     avg: 13737     median: 14418 (26%)     max: 15696 Points
min: 28397     avg: 30889     median: 29389 (52%)     max: 37837 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 3916     avg: 4729     median: 4728.5 (20%)     max: 5541 Points
min: 11169     avg: 11775     median: 11362 (48%)     max: 13375 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
2907 Points (73%)
min: 2858     avg: 2896     median: 2901 (72%)     max: 2925 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
14502 Points (56%)
min: 12250     avg: 15086     median: 15223 (59%)     max: 17489 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
3105 Points (99%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
21003 Points (86%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2046     avg: 2100     median: 2112 (83%)     max: 2121 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13794     avg: 14856     median: 14322 (26%)     max: 17218 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2094 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
13465 Points (42%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 4077     avg: 4660     median: 4660 (47%)     max: 5243 Points
8697 Points (87%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 19388     avg: 20690     median: 20689.5 (21%)     max: 21991 Points
50379 Points (50%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 1048     avg: 1054     median: 1054 (1%)     max: 1060 ms
min: 427     avg: 438.2     median: 433 (1%)     max: 455 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 E-2176M +
76.2 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 E-2176M +
min: 35521     avg: 36102     median: 36101.5 (27%)     max: 36682 Points
116699 Points (88%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 291     avg: 305     median: 307 (84%)     max: 317 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 302     avg: 313     median: 310 (56%)     max: 327 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1665     avg: 1894     median: 1923 (72%)     max: 2018 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 56.1     avg: 63.2     median: 57.6 (10%)     max: 81.4 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 E-2176M +
88.9 Watt (16%)
min: 64.3     avg: 78.6     median: 69.9 (13%)     max: 101.7 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 4.84     avg: 8.6     median: 9.1 (6%)     max: 11.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 7.39     avg: 8.7     median: 9.3 (10%)     max: 9.56 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
100%
1 E-2176M +
12.6 Points per Watt (9%)
min: 32.4     avg: 37.5     median: 39.5 (29%)     max: 40.6 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Xeon E-2176M → 0% n=0

Average Benchmarks Intel Core Ultra 7 265H → 0% n=0

Average Benchmarks Intel Core Ultra 7 255H → 0% n=0

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