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Intel Core Ultra 7 355 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

Intel Core Ultra 7 355

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The Intel Core Ultra 5 355 is a mid-range 8-core (4+4) SoC from the Panther Lake family for notebooks.

It integrates a compute tile manufactured by Intel in the new 18A process with 4 large Cougar Cove P cores and up to 2.3 - 4.7 GHz and 4 Darkmont LP (Low Power) E cores with 1.7 - 3.5 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 LPDDR5X-7467 or 128 GB DDR5-6400.

The GPU tile contains a fast iGPU with 4 Xe3 cores and ray tracing support and is manufactured by Intel in the Intel 3 process.

The third chiplet integrates the platform controller with 12 PCIe lanes, 4x Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7 (R2) and Bluetooth Core 6.0. The platform controller is also manufactured at TSMC.

The power consumption is specified from 15 W (minimum assured power) over 25 Watt (processor base power PL1) up to 55 W (maximum Turbo power).

Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

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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).

ModelIntel Core Ultra 7 355Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
CodenamePanther LakePanther Lake
SeriesIntel Panther LakeIntel 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 366H compare1.6 - 4.8 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H1.5 - 4.7 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H compare1.5 - 4.7 GHz12 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 355 « 1.7 - 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 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 332 compare1.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 6 cores12 MB L3
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 366H compare1.6 - 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 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 3551.7 - 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 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 332 compare1.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 6 cores12 MB L3
Clock1700 - 4700 MHz1500 - 4700 MHz
L1 Cache2.3 MB
L2 Cache16 MB12.5 MB
L3 Cache12 MB18 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 8
4 x 4.7 GHz Intel Cougar Cove P-Core
4 x 3.5 GHz Intel Darkmont LP E-Core
16 / 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
TDP25 Watt25 Watt
TDP Turbo PL255 Watt80 Watt
Technology1.8 nm1.8 nm
max. Temp.100 °C100 °C
SocketFCBGA2540FCBGA2540
iGPUIntel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ( - 2500 MHz)Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ( - 2450 MHz)
NPU / AI50 TOPS INT850 TOPS INT8
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerwww.intel.comwww.intel.com
Chip AI180 TOPS INT8

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ultra 7 355
38.6 pt (64%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ultra 7 356H
42.6 pt (71%)
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Cinebench 2026 - Cinebench 2026 CPU Multi
2574 Points (25%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
117.1 Points (58%)
122.4 Points (61%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
636 Points (12%)
1232 Points (23%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
11348 Points (11%)
20650 Points (19%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1940 Points (79%)
2045 Points (83%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
733 Points (80%)
773 Points (84%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
4359 Points (11%)
8074 Points (20%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1654 Points (10%)
3201 Points (20%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
288 Points (80%)
306 Points (85%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
39.3 Points (49%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.6 Points (86%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
10814 Points (65%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
72385 Points (52%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
339.5 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
11.1 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
16460 Points (26%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
37123 MIPS (21%)
69785 MIPS (40%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
5764 MIPS (68%)
6305 MIPS (74%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
14.6 fps (26%)
25.1 fps (44%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.2 GB/s (35%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
2.4 GB/s (41%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
13.2 GB/s (34%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
512 Seconds (7%)
261 Seconds (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
307 Seconds (2%)
163 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (10%)
0.4 sec (9%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
7.6 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
16.3 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
376.8 s (2%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
15404 Points (38%)
21909 Points (54%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
13812 Points (35%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
18007 Points (32%)
29088 Points (52%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
7640 Points (32%)
9074 Points (38%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
2701 Points (62%)
min: 2532     avg: 2692     median: 2691.5 (62%)     max: 2851 Points
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
11394 Points (39%)
min: 15578     avg: 16127     median: 16127 (55%)     max: 16676 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1999 Points (67%)
2086 Points (70%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
10011 Points (18%)
16761 Points (30%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
487 ms (1%)
463 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
121064 Points (79%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
279 Points (69%)
292 Points (73%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
302 Points (51%)
304 Points (51%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1627 Points (57%)
1905 Points (67%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
49.8 Watt (9%)
97.8 Watt (17%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
59.6 Watt (11%)
99.6 Watt (18%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
1.8 Watt (1%)
min: 7.4     avg: 48.7     median: 48.7 (32%)     max: 90 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
2.1 Watt (2%)
5.7 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
27.8 Points per Watt (21%)
32.1 Points per Watt (24%)
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red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Average Benchmarks

Intel Core Ultra 7 355 → 100% n=25

Intel Core Ultra 7 356H → 140% n=25

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)