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CPU Comparison
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Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H

G-Score 75 Overall Score

16 cores / 16 threads, up to 5.10 GHz, AI acceleration

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Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 386H

G-Score 68 Overall Score

16 cores / 16 threads, up to 4.90 GHz, AI acceleration

Insight

VERDICT

Recommended Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H

Clear margin: Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H leads ~9% and 6 of 6 indexes. Scenario-first: AI Capability favors Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H (~+20%). Match your week against on AI Capability: +20%, Compute Index (+12%)—that is the practical test. Match your cooling and board budget to up to 5.1 GHz, 24 MB L3 cache, 16 / 16. Happy building—may this save you one wrong click in the cart.

Generated by GeeCool AI

Signals

Head-to-Head Specs

16 / 16
Cores
16 / 16
5.1 GHz
Clock
4.9 GHz
24 MB
Cache
18 MB
GeeCool Index

Six Index Comparison

Gaming Index

Game performance
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H
86
80
Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 386H

The higher Gaming Index usually means smoother frame pacing and better minimums in CPU-sensitive games.

Content Creation Index

Editing, rendering & streaming
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H
74
69
Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 386H

If Premiere, Blender, or OBS is daily work, Content Creation Index is more actionable than raw cores.

Compute Index

Compilation & multithreaded workloads
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H
71
63
Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 386H

When you need sustained throughput, Compute Index is more informative than peak clock alone.

AI Capability

On-device AI workloads
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H
81
67
Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 386H

The higher AI Capability tends to have more headroom for local LLMs and Stable Diffusion-style workloads.

Efficiency Index

Performance per watt
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H
88
86
Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 386H

Efficiency is not just TDP—Efficiency Index captures the performance-per-watt balance.

Value Index

Capability vs platform cost
Better in this index Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H
29
28
Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 386H

The higher Value Index often delivers a better return on platform spend.

Specs

Key Differences

Spec Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 386H
硬件类型 CPU CPU
核心 / 线程 16 / 16 16 / 16
最高 Boost 5.1 GHz 4.9 GHz
L3 缓存 24 MB 18 MB
平台 FCBGA2049 FCBGA2540
内存支持 Up to LPDDR5/X 8400 MT/sUp to DDR5 6400 MT/s Up to LPDDR5X 9600MT/s Up to DDR5 7200 MT/s
Guide

Buying Choice

Why choose Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 255H?

  • 24.00 MB L3 cache — smoother gaming with fewer hitches
  • Up to 5.10 GHz boost — stronger single-core bursts
  • Core count suits compilation, VMs, and heavy compute

Why choose Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 386H?

  • Each CPU has different strengths — check specs and scenarios below

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