Intel Core Ultra 9 285H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX

Core Ultra 9 285H vs Core Ultra 7 255HX benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Core Ultra 7 255HX beats the Core Ultra 9 285H in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 9 285H in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core Ultra 7 255HX has slightly more cores with 20 cores compared to the Core Ultra 9 285H that has 16 cores. It also has more threads than the Core Ultra 9 285H. With our hardware info, we find that the Core Ultra 9 285H has a slightly higher clock speed than the Core Ultra 7 255HX. Also, the Core Ultra 9 285H has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has slightly more L2 cache when compared to the Core Ultra 9 285H. The Core Ultra 7 255HX also has slightly 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 9 285H has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.