Intel Core i7-11600H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 256V

Core i7-11600H vs Core Ultra 7 256V benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-11600H performs better than the Core Ultra 7 256V. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 256V has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 7 256V has slightly more cores than the Core i7-11600H. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 256V has 8 cores compared to 6 cores found in the Core i7-11600H. Despite this, the Core i7-11600H has more threads than the Core Ultra 7 256V. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-11600H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 256V. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 256V has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 256V has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-11600H. Despite this, the Core i7-11600H has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 7 256V.

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 i7-11600H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.