Intel Mobile CPU v21.1.0-HX

Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 255HX

Benchmarks

Total score 7,091 / 10,000, rank 23 of 2125.

Every score is out of 10,000, relative to the best CPUs. The total also counts the recommended price ($507, Wikipedia: Arrow Lake (microprocessor) (launch price)); see how scores work.

CategoryScoreMeasured
Single-thread8,736
4,544 points
Multi-thread3,075
47,991 points
3D rendering2,303
monster 182.1, junkshop 124.3, classroom 88.9 samples/min over 90 runs
Gamingestimated9,115

Sources: PassMark (Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX, 1182 samples), Blender Open Data

Metadata

PropertyValue
BrandCore Ultra
Intel nameIntel Core Ultra 7 Processor 255HX
Processor number255HX
CodenameArrow Lake
GenerationCore Ultra Series 2
MicroarchitectureLunar Lake / Arrow Lake (Lion Cove + Skymont)
Performance classCore Ultra 7
SegmentMobile
Released2025-Q12025
Cores20 (8P + 12E)20
Threads20
Max clock5.20 GHz
Cache30 MB
TDP55 W
Max turbo power160 W
SocketFCBGA2114BGA2114
MemoryDDR5-6400DDR5
Recommended price$507
Instruction sets
Features
SourceCurated (recent-cpus.json)

Uses (dependencies)

Used by (0)

Nothing depends on this version.

Other variants of this version

Known vulnerabilities and defects

  • Spectre variant 1 (bounds check bypass) (CVE-2017-5753): Mistrained conditional branches speculatively read out-of-bounds data. Mitigated in software only; every speculative out-of-order core is affected.

Matched by codename; individual steppings may differ.

Changelog

Since the previous minor (lower performance class): Intel Mobile CPU v21.0.0-H (Core Ultra 5 225H)

Breaking changes

  • ~Socket changed from FCBGA2049 to FCBGA2114

Performance

  • ~Total score 6054 → 7091 (+17%)
  • ~Single-thread 8063 → 8736 (+8%)
  • ~Multi-thread 1708 → 3075 (+80%)
  • ~3D rendering 1169 → 2303 (+97%)
  • ~Gaming 8626 → 9115 (+6%)

Features

  • −Hyper-Threading

Specifications

  • ~Cores: 14 (4P + 8E + 2LP-E) → 20 (8P + 12E)
  • ~Threads: 14 → 20
  • ~Max clock: 4.90 GHz → 5.20 GHz
  • ~Cache: 18 MB → 30 MB
  • ~TDP: 28 W → 55 W
  • ~Max turbo power: 115 W → 160 W
  • ~Recommended price: $385 → $507
  • −Graphics: Intel Arc 130T (7 Xe-cores)
  • −NPU: NPU 3 (13 TOPS)

Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel Mobile CPU v20.1.0-H (Core Ultra 7 155H)

Breaking changes

  • ~Socket changed from FCBGA2049 to FCBGA2114

Performance

  • ~Total score 4893 → 7091 (+45%)
  • ~Single-thread 6226 → 8736 (+40%)
  • ~Multi-thread 1477 → 3075 (+108%)
  • ~3D rendering 902 → 2303 (+155%)
  • ~Gaming 7211 → 9115 (+26%)

Features

  • −Hyper-Threading

Specifications

  • ~Codename: Meteor Lake → Arrow Lake
  • ~Microarchitecture: Meteor Lake (Redwood Cove + Crestmont) → Lunar Lake / Arrow Lake (Lion Cove + Skymont)
  • ~Cores: 16 (6P + 8E + 2LP-E) → 20 (8P + 12E)
  • ~Threads: 22 → 20
  • ~Max clock: 4.80 GHz → 5.20 GHz
  • ~Cache: 24 MB → 30 MB
  • ~TDP: 28 W → 55 W
  • ~Max turbo power: 115 W → 160 W
  • ~Recommended price: $503 → $507
  • −Graphics: Intel Arc (8 Xe-cores)
  • −NPU: NPU 3 (11 TOPS)