Intel Core i7-12700H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

Core i7-12700H vs Core Ultra 7 255H benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 7 255H performs better than the Core i7-12700H. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-12700H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 7 255H has slightly more cores with 16 cores compared to the Core i7-12700H that has 14 cores. Despite this, the Core i7-12700H has more threads than the Core Ultra 7 255H. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-12700H has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 255H. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 255H has a slightly higher turbo speed.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-12700H has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.