Intel Core Ultra 7 255U vs Intel Core i3 7020U
We compared two laptop CPUs: Intel Core Ultra 7 255U with 12 cores 2.0GHz and Intel Core i3 7020U with 2 cores 2.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (8400 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (12MB vs 3MB)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i3 7020U 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.3GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
+249%
2582
Intel Core i3 7020U
738
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
+631%
10941
Intel Core i3 7020U
1495
General Parameters
Jan 2025
Release Date
Apr 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Arrow Lake
Core Architecture
Kaby Lake
255U
Processor Number
i3-7020U
FCBGA-2049
Socket
BGA-1356
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 620
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
12-15 W
Power Consumption
15 W
57 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
110 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
2
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Threads
4
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.3 GHz
5.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
10
Efficiency Cores
-
10
Efficiency Core Threads
-
1.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
4.2 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
2
14
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
20
Multiplier
23x
112 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
2 MB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
12 MB shared
L3 Cache
3 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-8400,LPDDR5x-8400,DDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
128 GB
Max Memory Size
32 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
2100 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1000 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.4 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
12
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
