Ultra 7 155H vs i5-12600HX

Place in the ranking	465	433
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Power efficiency	26.09	53.40
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-HX (2022)	Meteor Lake-H (2023)
Release date	10 May 2022 (2 years ago)	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$503

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	12 (Dodeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	16	22
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	7 nm
Die size	215 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	110 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1964	Intel BGA 2049
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR5	DDR5
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics for 12th Gen Intel Processors	Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2250 MHz)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	8

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-12600HX 15.17

Ultra 7 155H 15.81
+4.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-12600HX 24096

Ultra 7 155H 25119
+4.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	15.17	15.81
Integrated graphics card	5.58	18.48
Recency	10 May 2022	14 December 2023
Physical cores	12	16
Threads	16	22
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	28 Watt

Ultra 7 155H has a 4.2% higher aggregate performance score, 231.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads, and 96.4% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-12600HX and Core Ultra 7 155H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.