Intel Core 7 240H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX

Core 7 240H vs Core Ultra 7 255HX specs and performance

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core Ultra 7 255HX is faster than the Core 7 240H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core 7 240H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 7 255HX has significantly more cores with 20 cores compared to the Core 7 240H that has 10 cores. It also has more threads than the Core 7 240H. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core 7 240H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 255HX. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core 7 240H. The Core Ultra 7 255HX also has slightly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core 7 240H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.