Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs Ultra 7 356H
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We compared two 16-core laptop CPUs: the 1.9 GHz Intel Core Ultra X7 358H against the 1.9 GHz Ultra 7 356H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Key Differences
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
- More powerful Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics: 7.7 vs 2.5 TFLOPS
- Around 38.4 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 2% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
- Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 502 | - |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 4689 | 4053 |
Cinebench Scores (126th and 122nd place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1210 MB/sec | 1200 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 98.2 Klines/sec | 119.5 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 371.3 pages/sec | 241.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 368 Mpixels/sec | 421.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 293 pages/sec | 295.8 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 59.2 images/sec | 60.7 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 118.3 images/sec | 117.9 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 19.7 Mpixels/sec | 22.9 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 82.8 GOps/sec | 83 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 103.3 GOps/sec | 102.9 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 336M Primes/sec | 325M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 40.2M Strings/sec | 41.4M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 25.9 GBytes/sec | 26.5 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 331.3 MBytes/sec | 339.3 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 3011 Frames/sec | 2860 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 27.2B Matrices/sec | 28.3B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 44.6 PPW | 45.7 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 682.5 PPW | 636.6 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1346.9 PPW | 1364.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 11.27 PPW | 9.25 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-09-05 -> asterismx | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2910 / 17150 |
| ๐ 2026-09-05 -> asterismx | Cinebench 2024 | 126 / 1182 |
| ๐ 2026-09-05 -> asterismx | Cinebench 2026 | 0 / 4753 |
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra X7 358H and Ultra 7 356HGeneral
| Vendor | Intel | Intel |
| Released | January 5, 2026 | January 5, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Panther Lake | Panther Lake |
| Model number | 358H | 356H |
| Integrated GPU | Arc B390 | Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) |
| Rival Equivalent | - | - AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 |
Intel CPU rating (38th and 55th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 4 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 1.9 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.8 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| E-Cores | 12 | 12 |
| E-Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (E) | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Total Cores | 16 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 19x | 19x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) | 2560K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 18MB (shared) | 18MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Fabrication Process | 2 nm | 2 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 15-25 W (configurable) | 15-25 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 80 W | 80 W |
| Socket | FCBGA2540 | FCBGA2540 |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 100ยฐC |
Laptop processors ranking (46th and 66th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Intel Arc B390 | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) |
| GPU Base Clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2500 MHz | 2450 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1536 | 512 |
| TMUs | 48 | 32 |
| ROPs | 24 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 12 | 4 |
| TGP | 30 W | 25 W |
iGPU FLOPS
More info: Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) compared to Arc B390
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-9600 | - LPDDR5X-8533 - DDR5-7200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 96 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 153.6 GB/s | 115.2 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | Intel Core Ultra X7 358H official page | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H official page |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | 12 | 20 |
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