Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL vs Intel Core i7-1255UL

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-1255UL
Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL Intel Core i7-1255UL

CPU comparison

Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL or Intel Core i7-1255UL - 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 155UL has 12 cores with 14 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 155UL was released in Q2/2024.

The Intel Core i7-1255UL has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1255UL was released in Q3/2022.
Intel Core Ultra 7 (10) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Core Ultra 100UL (5) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
1 Generation 12
Meteor Lake PS Architecture Alder Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL is a 12 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz (4.80 GHz). The Intel Core i7-1255UL has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (4.70 GHz).

Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL Characteristic Intel Core i7-1255UL
12 Cores 10
14 Threads 12
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.70 GHz (4.80 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
A-Core 2.60 GHz (4.70 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz)
8x Crestmont
B-Core 1.20 GHz (3.50 GHz)
8x Gracemont
0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont
C-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL Characteristic Intel Core i7-1255UL
Intel® AI Boost AI hardware --
Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
0.60 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.95 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.25 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
5 nm Technology 10 nm
4 Max. displays 4
64 Compute units 96
512 Shader 768
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12.2 DirectX Version 12.1

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 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1255UL can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL Characteristic Intel Core i7-1255UL
DDR5-5600 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
96 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
12.00 MB L2 Cache 6.50 MB
-- L3 Cache 12.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 28
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Core i7-1255UL is 15 W.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL Characteristic Intel Core i7-1255UL
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
57 W TDP (PL2) 55 W
28 W TDP up 28 W
12 W TDP down 12 W
105 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-1255UL cache has a total of 18.50 MB.

Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL Characteristic Intel Core i7-1255UL
7 nm Technology 10 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, AVX2
LGA 1851 Socket BGA 1744
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 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2024 Release date Q3/2022
-- 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 155UL Intel Core Ultra 7 155UL
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.95 GHz
1935 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1255UL Intel Core i7-1255UL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.25 GHz
1916 (99%)

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