Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
            Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
            
                $490
            
        
    
            Intel Core Ultra 7 165HL
            
                $459
            
        
    | 12 Cores 12 Threads 2GHz Clock | 16 Cores 22 Threads 1.4GHz Clock | 
| Socket BGA 2049 | Socket LGA 1851 | 
| iGPUGraphics 4C 2100MHz 2.15 TFLOPS FP32 | iGPUArc 8C 2300MHz 4.71 TFLOPS FP32 | 
| GB6S N/A 0% | GB6S 2,450 60% | 
| GB6M N/A 0% | GB6M 12,850 48% | 
| CB23S N/A 0% | CB23S N/A 0% | 
| CB23M N/A 0% | CB23M N/A 0% | 
| ManufacturerIntel | ManufacturerIntel | 
| ArchitectureArrow Lake | ArchitectureMeteor Lake | 
| FamilyCore Ultra Series 2 | FamilyCore Ultra Series 1 | 
| Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | Instruction Set (ISA) x86-64 | 
| Codename - - Arrow Lake-U-2P-8E P-Core Lion Cove M-Core Skymont E-Core Crestmont | Codename Meteor Lake-H - Meteor Lake-P-6P P-Core Redwood Cove - - E-Core Crestmont | 
| Market Segment Laptop | Market Segment Laptop | 
| Release Date 1/6/2025 | Release Date 4/8/2024 | 
| Foundry Intel TSMC (iGPU Die) TSMC (SoC Die) TSMC (IO Die) | Foundry Intel TSMC (iGPU Die) TSMC (SoC Die) TSMC (IO Die) | 
| Node Intel 3 N5 (iGPU Die) N6 (SoC Die) N6 (IO Die) | Node Intel 4 N5 (iGPU Die) N6 (SoC Die) N6 (IO Die) | 
| Die Size Unknown 23 mm² (iGPU Die) 100 mm² (SoC Die) 10 mm² (IO Die) | Die Size 68 mm² 44 mm² (iGPU Die) 100 mm² (SoC Die) 28 mm² (IO Die) | 
| Transistor Count Unknown - - - | Transistor Count 10 Billion - - - | 
| 12 Cores 2 P-Cores 8 M-Cores 2 E-Cores | 16 Cores 6 P-Cores 8 M-Cores 2 E-Cores | 
| 12 Threads 2 P-Threads 8 M-Cores 2 E-Threads | 22 Threads 12 P-Threads 8 M-Cores 2 E-Threads | 
| P-Core 2GHz 5.2GHz Boost - | P-Core 1.4GHz 5GHz Boost - | 
| M-Core 1.7GHz - | M-Core 900MHz - | 
| E-Core 700MHz 2.4GHz Boost | E-Core 700MHz 2.5GHz Boost | 
| Overclocking Locked - - - | Overclocking Locked - - - | 
| Integrated Chipset - | Integrated Chipset - | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| - - | - - | 
| L0 Instruction - - | L0 Instruction - - | 
| L0 Data - - | L0 Data - - | 
| L1 Instruction 64KB/P-Core 8-way set associative - - 64KB/E-Core 8-way set associative | L1 Instruction 64KB/P-Core 8-way set associative - - 64KB/E-Core 8-way set associative | 
| L1 Data 48KB/P-Core 12-way set associative - - 32KB/E-Core 8-way set associative | L1 Data 48KB/P-Core 12-way set associative - - 32KB/E-Core 8-way set associative | 
| L2 3072KB/Core 10-way set associative - - - - - - - - 8MB Shared (E-Core) 16-way set associative | L2 2048KB/Core 16-way set associative - - - - - - - - 4MB Shared (E-Core) 16-way set associative | 
| L3 - 24MB Shared - 12-way set associative - - - - - | L3 - 24MB Shared - 12-way set associative - - - - - | 
| - - - - | - - - - | 
| Channels 2 | Channels 2 | 
| Max Memory 128GB 128GB | Max Memory 96GB | 
| ECC Not Supported | ECC Not Supported | 
| Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | Bus Width/Channel 64Bit Bus Width 128Bit | 
| Clock 4200MHz 3200MHz Transfer Rate 8400MT/s 6400MT/s | Clock 2800MHz Transfer Rate 5600MT/s | 
| Bandwidth/Channel 67.2GB/s 51.2GB/s Bandwidth 134.4GB/s 102.4GB/s | Bandwidth/Channel 44.8GB/s Bandwidth 89.6GB/s | 
| TDP 15W 12W cTDP Down - 57W Peak | TDP 45W 20W cTDP Down 65W cTDP Up 115W Peak | 
| Temp 110°C Max - | Temp 105°C Max - | 
| Included Cooler Not Included | Included Cooler Not Included | 
| PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes | PCIe 4.0 x20 Lanes | 
| Graphics 4C 2100MHz 512 Shaders 2100MHz 2.15 TFLOPS FP32 | Arc 8C 2300MHz 1024 Shaders 2300MHz 4.71 TFLOPS FP32 | 
| AI Boost 3 | AI Boost 3 | 
| - 2 Cores | 1.4MHz 2 Cores | 
| 13 TOPS INT8 | 11.5 TOPS INT8 | 
| - - | - - | 
| No Cellular | No Cellular | 
 
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
                             
                                 
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