Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

Benchmarks for the Intel Core Ultra 7 356H can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 356H Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 16 Cores and 16 Threads. The Intel Core Ultra 7 356H also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

Description: Intel Graphics, Intel AI Boost

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA2540

Total Cores: 16 Cores, 16 Threads

Performance Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 1.9 GHz Base, 4.7 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 12 Cores, 12 Threads, 1.5 GHz Base, 3.5 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 25 W

TDP Down: 15 W

TDP Up: 80 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 3072 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 12 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 12 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 3 x 4096 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to LPDDR5X 8533 MT/s Up to DDR5 7200 MT/s)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 356H

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2025

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
472nd fastest in multithreading out of 5813 CPUs
216th fastest in single threading out of 5813 CPUs
55th fastest in out of 1614 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

31663

Single Thread Rating

3938

Samples: 10*
*Margin for error: Medium

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

Integer Math	79,914 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	96,746 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	319 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	37,090 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	24,480 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	306,490 KBytes/Sec
Physics	2,766 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	25,086 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,938 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 7 356H

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		31,663
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,226
Apple M4 10 Core		23,683
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,610
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,740
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		17,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,470
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,590
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,383

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.20
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		49.97
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.37
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.03
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		3,938
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,501
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,021
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,002
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,886
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,613
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,390

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3325714 - Mar 04 2026		34324
BL3308317 - Feb 24 2026		36471
BL3291858 - Feb 17 2026		28957
BL3259903 - Feb 03 2026		35633
BL3259877 - Feb 03 2026		17866

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		31,663
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		34,371 (+8.6%)
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		34,371 (+8.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		35,009 (+10.6%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		34,475 (+8.9%)
Intel Core Ultra X7 368H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		34,141 (+7.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		30,294 (-4.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		29,432 (-7.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 270 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		29,325 (-7.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		28,719 (-9.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		28,591 (-9.7%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 336H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		25,660 (-19.0%)
AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		25,012 (-21.0%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 356H Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,794
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,366
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,664
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,925
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,901
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,718
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,893
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,697
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H		5,802

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