Intel Core Ultra 7 155H vs Intel Core i5-520UM

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Intel Core Ultra 7 155H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-520UM
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core i5-520UM

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H or Intel Core i5-520UM - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H has 16 cores with 22 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H was released in Q4/2023.

The Intel Core i5-520UM has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.87 GHz. The CPU supports up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-520UM was released in Q1/2010.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (9) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Core Ultra 100H (5) CPU group Intel Core i5 500 (3)
1 Generation 1
Meteor Lake H Architecture Arrandale
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz (4.80 GHz). The Intel Core i5-520UM has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.07 GHz (1.87 GHz).

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Characteristic Intel Core i5-520UM
16 Cores 2
22 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.40 GHz (4.80 GHz)
6x Redwood Cove
A-Core 1.07 GHz (1.87 GHz)
0.90 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core --
0.70 GHz (2.50 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Characteristic Intel Core i5-520UM
Intel AI engine AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.50 GHz
2.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) 0.73 GHz
-- GPU Generation 5
5 nm Technology 32 nm
4 Max. displays 2
128 Compute units 12
1024 Shader 24
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12.2 DirectX Version 10.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-520UM can connect up to 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Characteristic Intel Core i5-520UM
LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600 Memory DDR3-800
96 GB Max. Memory 8 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
18.00 MB L2 Cache 3.00 MB
24.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 2.0
20 PCIe lanes 16
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H has a TDP of 28 W, that of the Intel Core i5-520UM is 18 W.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Characteristic Intel Core i5-520UM
28 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 18 W
115 W TDP (PL2) --
65 W TDP up --
20 W TDP down --
110 °C Tjunction max. 105 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H has a 42.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-520UM cache has a total of 3.00 MB.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Characteristic Intel Core i5-520UM
7 nm Technology 32 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 2049 Socket BGA 1288
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q4/2023 Release date Q1/2010
-- Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
Intel Iris Xe 8 Core Graphics 128 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 2.25 GHz
4460 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) @ 0.73 GHz
35 (1%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz
1761 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
2C 4T @ 1.87 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz
16825 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
2C 4T @ 1.07 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz
1746 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
2C 4T @ 1.87 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz
11878 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
2C 4T @ 1.07 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.80 GHz
2294 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
2C 4T @ 1.87 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz
12749 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
2C 4T @ 1.07 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16C 22T @ 4.20 GHz
24916 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
2C 4T @ 1.07 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
16,825 CB R23 MC @ 75 W
224 (100%)
Intel Core i5-520UM Intel Core i5-520UM
1.07 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core i5-520UM
ASUS Zenbook Duo (2024) UX8406 Unknown

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