Ryzen 7 7700X vs Core Ultra 7 255HX specs and performance
Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core Ultra 7 255HX performs better than the Ryzen 7 7700X. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Ryzen 7 7700X in all gaming tests too.
In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has significantly more cores than the Ryzen 7 7700X. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has 20 cores compared to 8 cores found in the Ryzen 7 7700X. It also has more threads than the Ryzen 7 7700X. Our comparison shows that the Ryzen 7 7700X has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 255HX. Also, the Ryzen 7 7700X has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 255HX has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 7 7700X. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 7700X has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 7 255HX.
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 Ryzen 7 7700X has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.
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