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Intel Core Ultra 7 355
The Intel Core Ultra 7 355 is an 8-core Panther Lake laptop processor from the Core Ultra Series 3 family, combining 4 Performance cores and 4 Low Power Efficient cores with boost up to 4.7 GHz. It is built on Intel 18A and adds 4-Xe3-core graphics and an NPU rated at 49 TOPS (INT8).
Pros
- Built on Intel 18A with 25 W base power and 55 W maximum turbo power
- Performance cores boost up to 4.7 GHz on an 8-core, 8-thread layout with 12 MB of cache
- Xe3 integrated graphics with ray tracing and a GPU clock of up to 2.5 GHz
- NPU rated at 49 TOPS (INT8) with Windows Studio Effects support
- Supports LPDDR5X-7467 or DDR5-6400 memory (up to 128 GB), Thunderbolt 4 and PCIe 5.0
Cons
- In review testing, multi-core scores sit well below the 16-core Panther Lake H-series chips
- Integrated graphics use 4 Xe3 cores, far fewer than the 12-core Arc graphics on the top Series 3 chips
- Intel Active Management Technology is not supported (Standard Manageability only)
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core Ultra 7 355
General
- Announced
- 2026
- Process
- 2 nm
- Base TDP
- 25 W
- Max TDP
- 55 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 4
- Efficiency cores
- 4
- Threads
- 8
- Base clock
- 2.3 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.7 GHz
- L3 cache
- 12 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Graphics (4 Xe3-cores)
- iGPU clock
- 2,500 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-7467 / DDR5-6400
- Max memory
- 128 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,725Top 37%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 11,367Top 50%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,958Top 23%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 11,261Bottom 48%
- PassMark
- 20,125Top 50%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 2,865Top 20%
Devices with the Intel Core Ultra 7 355
2 devices in our catalog use this chip
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 355 good in 2026?
The Intel Core Ultra 7 355 earns an Inno Score of 58.5/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel Core Ultra 7 355 is an 8-core Panther Lake laptop processor from the Core Ultra Series 3 family, combining 4 Performance cores and 4 Low Power Efficient cores with boost up to 4.7 GHz. It is built on Intel 18A and adds 4-Xe3-core graphics and an NPU rated at 49 TOPS (INT8).
Does the Intel Core Ultra 7 355 count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 20,125 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26, 2026), which puts it in Tier B of our CPU tier checker: recent mainstream Core i7 / Ryzen 7, plus older H-series chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
Which devices use the Intel Core Ultra 7 355?
2 devices in our catalog use the Intel Core Ultra 7 355: Asus Zenbook 14 OLED UX3480AA, Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 11 (14-inch).
What are the key specs of the Intel Core Ultra 7 355?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 8 · Boost clock: 4.7 GHz · Base TDP: 25 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core Ultra 7 355?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100, Apple M2 Max (12-core) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
