Intel Core Ultra 7 255H vs AMD Ryzen 7 260

Core Ultra 7 255H vs Ryzen 7 260 specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 260 beats the Core Ultra 7 255H in overall performance. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 255H has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 7 255H has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 260. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 255H has 16 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 260. But they both have the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 7 260 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 255H. Furthermore, both these CPUs have identical turbo speeds. The info from our database shows that the Core Ultra 7 255H has more L2 cache than the Ryzen 7 260. The Core Ultra 7 255H also has significantly 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. For instance, the Core Ultra 7 255H has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.