Laptops with the Core 7 240H are now becoming widely available to be the go-to processor option for midrange multimedia and gaming machines. It's expected to slowly replace models running on the Core i7-12800H or Core i7-13700H. Unfortunately, users hoping for a noticeable performance boost may be disappointed based on our time with the new Asus V16.
According to our benchmarks below, the Core 7 240H performs within 5 percent of the average Core i7-12800H or Core i7-13700H laptop in our database even though the i7-12800H is now over three years old. The new Core 7 240H is still based on the aging Raptor Lake-H architecture which is also just as old as the i7-12800H.
If performance is flat, are power consumption levels any better? This question is more difficult to answer by example as our first Core 7 240H retail sample would exhibit throttling issues when running Prime95 stress and so its consumption levels are unsteady as shown by the graph below. The processor nonetheless carries an identical number of performance cores as the i7-12800H but with half the efficiency cores (4 vs. 8) while still providing roughly the same performance. Any differences between them under load should therefore be minimal all things considered while the Core 7 240H should be slightly more efficient when running more undemanding apps. It's different enough to not be considered a simple rebrand, but the Core 7 240H still feels too similar to its immediate Core i7 predecessors for most existing owners to upgrade especially since it lacks the integrated AI features of the Core Ultra series.
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (16632 - 22080, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (11462 - 20649, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (15556 - 18131, n=11) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (14383 - 17899, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (15515 - 17214, n=18) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (5890 - 20034, n=29) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (9769 - 19007, n=52) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (9777 - 16597, n=5) |
Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (2126 - 2163, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (1942 - 2001, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (1943 - 2006, n=7) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (1796 - 1859, n=5) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (1323 - 1914, n=29) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (1733 - 1832, n=11) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (1718 - 1812, n=18) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (1496 - 1815, n=52) |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (6517 - 8251, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (5247 - 8070, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (6277 - 7111, n=11) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (5483 - 6990, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (6061 - 6744, n=18) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (2322 - 7674, n=29) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (3798 - 7409, n=50) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (3741 - 6433, n=5) |
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (810 - 830, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (758 - 787, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (761 - 784, n=6) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (690 - 714, n=5) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (679 - 714, n=11) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (508 - 741, n=29) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (661 - 705, n=18) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (601 - 696, n=50) |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (2797 - 3333, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (1950 - 3075, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (2470 - 2848, n=11) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (2473 - 2729, n=18) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (2419 - 2660, n=6) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (1932 - 2880, n=56) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (905 - 2982, n=29) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (1566 - 2697, n=5) |
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (311 - 318, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (195.7 - 306, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (204 - 305, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (258 - 288, n=11) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (270 - 286, n=18) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (213 - 278, n=29) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (242 - 269, n=5) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (99.6 - 268, n=52) |
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (175 - 381, n=47) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (192 - 306, n=5) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (169 - 555, n=29) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (159 - 235, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (182 - 246, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (185 - 229, n=19) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (160 - 270, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (182 - 202, n=10) |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (66408 - 73434, n=11) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (59538 - 73035, n=19) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (47754 - 71722, n=7) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (53335 - 69676, n=4) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (27322 - 76344, n=29) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (44553 - 68930, n=5) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (41739 - 70254, n=50) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (48124 - 63807, n=6) | |
Asus V16 V3607V |
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (6310 - 6776, n=11) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (6049 - 6754, n=19) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (5999 - 6419, n=4) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (6042 - 6162, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (5790 - 6062, n=7) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (4825 - 6238, n=29) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (5726 - 5976, n=5) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (4594 - 5621, n=50) |
Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (15330 - 17992, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (12627 - 15137, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (10774 - 14028, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (12111 - 13538, n=20) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (n=1) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (7732 - 13656, n=55) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (9798 - 13470, n=10) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (8415 - 13832, n=13) | |
Asus V16 V3607V |
Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (2665 - 3110, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (2836 - 2882, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (2778 - 2920, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (2585 - 2721, n=20) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (2408 - 2746, n=10) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (2316 - 2639, n=13) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (1901 - 2473, n=52) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (n=1) |
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (14243 - 16626, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (9599 - 14182, n=7) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (10017 - 13556, n=52) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (9607 - 12940, n=5) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (11207 - 12500, n=12) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (9997 - 12458, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (8446 - 12339, n=22) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (6165 - 14215, n=29) | |
Asus V16 V3607V |
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (1982 - 2256, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (1955 - 2135, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (2062 - 2104, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (1823 - 2032, n=12) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (1837 - 2017, n=22) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (1362 - 1919, n=29) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (1739 - 1842, n=5) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (1462 - 1824, n=52) |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (18.8 - 25.9, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (18.6 - 24.5, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (19 - 22.9, n=6) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (20.1 - 22.6, n=10) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (11.7 - 21.8, n=19) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (9.93 - 21.2, n=50) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (6.72 - 21.2, n=29) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (11.7 - 19.4, n=5) |
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (50.8 - 60, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (50.4 - 66.5, n=6) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (37.5 - 79.2, n=49) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (38.3 - 68.3, n=19) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (31.3 - 62.4, n=29) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (36.9 - 54.8, n=11) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (41.3 - 51.5, n=5) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (39.7 - 52.1, n=4) |
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (0.4457 - 0.53, n=49) | |
Average Intel Core i7-13700H (0.4308 - 0.607, n=29) | |
Average Intel Core i7-12800H (0.4442 - 0.4715, n=5) | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (0.4184 - 0.4739, n=19) | |
Asus V16 V3607V | |
Average AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (0.4159 - 0.4467, n=11) | |
Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (0.4111 - 0.4343, n=4) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 (0.4091 - 0.4272, n=7) | |
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (0.403 - 0.4189, n=6) |
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