i5-9300HF vs Ultra 7 356H

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	424	1584
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	3.44
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	30.08	3.88
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Panther Lake (2026)	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date	5 January 2026 (less than a year ago)	30 April 2019 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 7 356H and Core i5-9300HF 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Performance-cores	4	no data
Efficient-cores	8	no data
Low Power Efficient-cores	4	no data
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	192 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 7 356H and Core i5-9300HF 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	FCBGA2540	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 356H and Core i5-9300HF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-
Supported AI Software Frameworks	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN	-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 7 356H and Core i5-9300HF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 356H and Core i5-9300HF are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 356H and Core i5-9300HF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR5X-8533, DDR5-7200	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	41.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Graphics	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	2.45 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 7 356H and Core i5-9300HF integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 7 356H and Core i5-9300HF integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over eDP	3840 x 2400 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 7 356H and Core i5-9300HF integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX 12 Ultimate	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 356H and Core i5-9300HF.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Synthetic benchmarks

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

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.82	4.14
Recency	5 January 2026	30 April 2019
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	45 Watt

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