Intel
Core Ultra 7 255U
Core Ultra 7
Overall Rank
(Consumer CPUs only)
(Consumer CPUs only)
#218
of 275
Overall Rank
#235
of 292
Value Rank
#221
of 220
Gaming Rank
#133
of 292
Productivity Rank
#106
of 292
Core Specifications
Cores
12
Threads
14
P-Cores
2
E-Cores
8
Base Clock
2.0 GHz
Boost Clock (Single)
5.2 GHz
Socket
FCBGA2049
Lithography
3nm
Cache
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
12 MB (shared)
Power & Thermal
TDP
15W
Base Power
15W
Max Turbo Power
57W
Memory Support
Memory Types
LPDDR5/DDR5
Max Memory
128GB
Memory Channels
2
ECC Support
No
Platform & Connectivity
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
20
Integrated GPU
Yes
Integrated GPU Model
Intel Graphics (Xe, 4-core)
Closest Competitors by Performance
Ryzen 5 5600H7,015
Ryzen 5 5600U6,118
Core Ultra 7 255U (Selected)5,847
Ryzen 5 5500U5,257
Core i7-1165G74,805
Quick Stats
Generation
Arrow Lake
Release Date
1/13/2025 - 1 year old
Status
Current
Market Segment
Mobile
Performance Scores
Overall
5847Measured against consumer CPUs only
Efficiency389.8
Use Case Ratings
Gaming5/10
Productivity7.5/10
Budget Value6/10
Benchmark Scores
Cinebench R23 Single1,870
Cinebench R23 Multi10,800
PassMark17,862
Console Comparison
Comparison based on overall performance score calculated from multi-core benchmarks. Console CPUs are optimized for gaming workloads.
PS5 Pro(Gen 9 Pro (2024))
100%100%
Xbox Series X(Gen 9 (2020))
98%98%
PS5(Gen 9 (2020))
93%93%
Core Ultra 7 255U
58%58%
Notes
U-series MOBILE processor. Essentially same as 265U with 100MHz lower P-core boost (5.2 vs 5.3GHz). Passmark virtually identical (17,862 vs 17,865). BGA soldered — laptop/embedded only. 15W TDP / 57W burst. PCIe 4.0 only. ECC not supported. No cooler.