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Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

Intel Ultra 7 356H

The Intel Core Ultra 7 356H is a high-end 16-core SoC from the Panther Lake family for laptops. The chip also offers 18 MB cache and only the smaller 4-core iGPU.

The 356H integrates a compute tile that is manufactured by Intel in the new 18A process. This includes 4 large Cougar Cove P-Cores with up to 1.9 - 4.7 GHz, 8 Darkmont E-Cores with 1.5 - 3.7 GHz and another 4 small Darkmont LP (Low Power) E-Cores with 1.5 - 3.3 GHz. Furthermore, the new NPU 5 with 50 TOPS INT 8 and an IPU 7.5 image processor are installed. The integrated memory controller supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5-9600 or 128 GB DDR5-7200.

The GPU tile contains a smaller iGPU with 4 Xe3 cores and ray tracing support.

The third chiplet integrates the platform controller with 20 PCIe lanes (compared to 12 lanes of the other two Panther Lake chips), 4x Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7 (R2) and Bluetooth Core 6.0. The platform controller is also manufactured by TSMC.

The power consumption is specified from 15 W (minimum assured power) over 25 Watt (processor base power PL1) up to 80 W (maximum Turbo power).

CodenamePanther Lake
SeriesIntel Panther Lake

Series: Panther Lake Panther Lake

Intel Core Ultra X9 388H compare1.6 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra X7 368H compare1.6 - 5 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H compare1.6 - 4.9 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H compare1.5 - 4.8 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H « 1.5 - 4.7 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H compare1.5 - 4.7 GHz12 / 12 cores
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H compare1.6 - 4.8 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 355 compare1.7 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 336H compare1.5 - 4.6 GHz12 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 365 compare1.8 - 4.8 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 335 compare1.6 - 4.6 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 325 compare1.6 - 4.5 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 322 compare1.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 6 cores
Intel Core Ultra 5 332 compare1.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 6 cores
Clock Rate1500 - 4700 MHz
Level 3 Cache18 MB
Number of Cores / Threads16 / 16
4 x 4.7 GHz Intel Cougar Cove P-Core
8 x 3.7 GHz Intel Darkmont E-Core
4 x 3.3 GHz Intel Darkmont LP E-Core
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)25 Watt
TDP Turbo PL280 Watt
Manufacturing Technology1.8 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketFCBGA2540
GPUIntel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ( - 2450 MHz)
NPU / AI50 TOPS INT8
Chip AI180 TOPS INT8
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date01/05/2026
Product Link (external)www.intel.com

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
2532 points (59%)
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Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
15578 points (60%)
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  • Dell 16 Plus Laptop 16" WUXGA Touch Intel 8-core Ultra 9 288V (Up to 48 Tops) 32GB RAM 1TB SSD Backlit Fingerprint Wi-Fi7 for Creator Designer Business Professional Win11Pro w/Copilot+ AI
  • HP i7 Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Core i7-1355U(10-Cores, Up to 5GHz, Beat Core 7 160U), 32GB RAM 1TB SSD 15.6" FHD Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Win 11 Pro w/GM Accessory Computer for Business Gaming
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 Desktop Processor 265K - 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.5 GHz

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Other CPUs of the series Panther Lake

» Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 5.1 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra X7 368H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 4.9 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
   16x 1.5 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
   16x 1.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
   12x 1.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 7 355
   8x 1.7 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 336H
   12x 1.5 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 7 365
   8x 1.8 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 335
   8x 1.6 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 325
   8x 1.6 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 322
   6x 1.9 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 332
   6x 1.9 GHz - 4.4 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Apple M2 Max
   12x 2.42 GHz - 3.7 GHz
+ Apple M2 Pro
   12x 2.42 GHz - 3.5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
   10x 2 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI 9 465
   10x 2 GHz - 5 GHz
+ Intel Core Ultra 5 245HX
   14x 2.6 GHz - 5.1 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
   16x 1.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
- Apple M4 (10 cores)
   10x 2.89 GHz - 4.46 GHz
- Intel Core i7-13800H
   14x 1.8 GHz - 5.2 GHz
- Intel Core i9-13900H
   14x 1.9 GHz - 5.4 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 8945H
   8x 4 GHz - 5.2 GHz
- AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
   8x 4 GHz - 5.2 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-01- 8)