Intel Core 7 230H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (98/100)

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus leads overall with a score of 98/100 compared to Intel Core 7 230H (61/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus:
  • + Higher Efficiency score (76 vs 65)
  • + Higher Performance score (99 vs 76)
Intel Core 7 230H
Intel

Intel Core 7 230H

61/100
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[ WINNER ]
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Intel

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

98/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Efficiency 65.0 Average 76.0 Good WINNER
Performance 76.0 Good 99.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz 3.2 GHz
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
E-Cores 4 16
E-Threads 4 16
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 3MB (per core)
L3 Cache 24MB (shared) 36MB (shared)
Multiplier 25x 37x
P-Cores 6 8
P-Threads 12 8
Total Cores 10 24
Total Threads 16 24
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 4 GHz 4.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5.2 GHz 5.4 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

General

General specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Arrow Lake
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Integrated GPU No Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
Model number 230H 270K+
Released January 7, 2025 March 12, 2026
Type Laptop Desktop
Vendor Intel Intel
AMD Equivalent — -AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
ECC Support No Yes
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Memory Types - DDR5-5200- DDR4-3200- LPDDR5-6400- LPDDR5x-6400- LPDDR4x-4267 - DDR5-7200
Max. Memory Bandwidth — 115.2 GB/s

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Official Site Intel Core 7 230H official page Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus official page
PCI Express Lanes 28 24
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Fabrication Process 10 nm 3 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 115 W 250 W
Peak Temperature 100°C 105°C
Socket BGA-1744 FCLGA-1851
TDP (PL1) 35-45 W (configurable) 125 W
Transistors — 17.8 billions

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17.5 PPW 19.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 271.1 PPW 219.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 545.2 PPW 547.7 PPW
Blender / Watt — 4.92 PPW

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) — 9722
Cinebench 2026 (Single) — 595

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Background blur — 116 images/sec
Clang compilation — 297.3 Klines/sec
File compression — 2000 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser — 635.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer — 716 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing — 210.5 images/sec
Ray tracing — 59 Mpixels/sec
Text processing — 447.5 pages/sec

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Data compression — 803 MBytes/sec
Data encryption — 59 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions — 63.4B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers — 612M Primes/sec
Floating point math — 229.2 GOps/sec
Integer math — 175.8 GOps/sec
Physics — 4038 Frames/sec
Random string sorting — 96.8M Strings/sec

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Date — Benchmark
📘 2026-04-07(IdiotStick) — Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-04-11(Daniel Comeau) — Cinebench 2026
📘 2026-06-13(sparehobos) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-06-25(Adnan) — Cinebench 2024
📘 2026-08-12(coolguy) — Cinebench 2026

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification Intel Core 7 230H Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
Execution Units — 64
GPU Base Clock — 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock — 2000 MHz
Integrated Graphics — Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
ROPs — 16
Shading Units — 512
TGP — 14 W
TMUs — 32

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