Intel Core i7-2600 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX

Core i7-2600 vs Core Ultra 7 255HX comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 7 255HX performs better than the Core i7-2600. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600 that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-2600. Our comparison shows that the Core i7-2600 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 255HX. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has a slightly higher turbo speed.

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 i7-2600 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.