Intel Core i7-3770K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

Compare Intel Core 4 core CPU vs Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 16 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

CPU Comparison

Quickly search and compare processors

Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2702 points
2788 points
3% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

4366 points
26% slightly better gaming score
3457 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2208 points
2584 points
17% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2118 points
2521 points
19% slightly better heavy workload score

Free CPU Benchmark

Want to compare your processor against the Core i7-3770K and the Core Ultra 7 255H? Download our free and quick PC Performance Test.

Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

47.21 points
212.94 points
351% significantly higher Blender score
Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

2489 points
13475 points
441% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Geekbench 6 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

709 points
2524 points
255% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

4
16
300% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

8
16
100% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

3.5 GHz
75% significantly higher clock speed
2 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.9 GHz
5.1 GHz
30% slightly higher turbo speed

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

32 GiB
128 GiB
300% significantly more supported memory

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

588th of 1,089
572nd of 1,089

Family

The product line

Core
Core Ultra (Series 2)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2012 May
2025 February

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR3-1333
DDR5-8400

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

No
No

Core i7-3770K vs Core Ultra 7 255H comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core Ultra 7 255H beats the Core i7-3770K in overall performance. Despite this, the Core i7-3770K has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

With info from our database, we find that the Core Ultra 7 255H has significantly more cores with 16 cores whereas the Core i7-3770K has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i7-3770K. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-3770K has a significantly 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 i7-3770K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.

Comments

No comments yet! Be the first to leave a comment using the form below.

Keep comments on topic and be polite. Comments are subject to moderation before they are published.

Popular CPU Comparisons