Intel Ultra Mobile

Intel Core Ultra 7 155H / Meteor Lake

Sixteen hybrid cores, Arc graphics and Intel's best-in-class Quick Sync media engine — the pick for media servers, editors and Thunderbolt-heavy desks.

Thunderbolt 4 Dual 2.5GbE WiFi 7

Recommended for Media Server Office & Productivity

Processor16 Cores (6P + 8E + 2 LPE)
GraphicsIntel Arc Graphics (8 Xe-cores)
Idle Power11W – 17W
Est. Barebone$520 - $720

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Full Specifications

Processor

ModelIntel Core Ultra 7 155H (Meteor Lake)
Cores / Threads16 / 22 (6P + 8E + 2 LP-E)
Max Turbo4.8 GHz
Cache24 MB Intel Smart Cache
Processor Base Power28 W
NPUIntel AI Boost, ~11 TOPS

Graphics & Media

iGPUIntel Arc Graphics, 8 Xe-cores, up to 2.25 GHz
Quick SyncH.264 / HEVC / VP9 / AV1 encode and decode, up to 8K
Display OutputUp to 4 displays

Memory & Storage

Memory ChannelsDual-channel
Memory TypeDDR5-5600 SODIMM or LPDDR5x-7467
Max Memory96 GB
Storage2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4

Connectivity & Power

ThunderboltThunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps
EthernetDual 2.5GbE on many models
WirelessWi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 (model dependent)
Typical Idle11 – 17 W at the wall

Strengths

  • Quick Sync with AV1 encode is ideal for Plex, Jellyfin and Frigate
  • Thunderbolt 4 docks and displays just work
  • Strong single-thread performance from the P-cores

Trade-offs

  • Hybrid core layout can confuse some hypervisor schedulers
  • Arc iGPU trails the Radeon 780M in many games
  • Gets loud in small chassis under sustained load
Best Suited For

Intel QuickSync 8K AV1 transcoding, media engineering, desktop virtualization.

Check before you buy
  • On Proxmox use a recent kernel (6.8+) for Meteor Lake iGPU support.
  • Check that both 2.5GbE ports are Intel controllers if running a firewall VM.
  • Prefer chassis with a dual-fan design for sustained transcoding loads.

Compare with

Balanced Workhorse

Ryzen 7 7735HS / 5800H Mini

AMD Zen 3+ 8-Core / 16-Thread
USB4 40Gbps 2.5GbE LAN Dual HDMI 2.1
Graphics (iGPU)Radeon 680M (RDNA 2)
Memory ArchitectureDual-Channel DDR5 (Up to 64GB)
Storage Exp.2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe
Idle Power10W – 14W
Est. Barebone Cost$310 - $420
Best Suited For

Heavy 4K multi-monitor productivity, software compilation, medium Docker stacks.

Ultra-Compact / Homelab

Intel N100 / N305 Micro Node

Intel Processor N100 (4C/4T, up to 3.4GHz)
Dual 2.5GbE Intel i226-V HDMI 2.0 USB 3.2
Graphics (iGPU)Intel UHD (24 EU)
Memory Architecture1x DDR4/DDR5 SODIMM (Up to 32GB)
Storage Exp.1x M.2 NVMe + 1x 2.5" SATA
Idle Power5W – 8W
Est. Barebone Cost$120 - $180
Best Suited For

OPNsense Firewall, Pi-hole, Plex DirectPlay, lightweight Proxmox cluster nodes.

High-Performance & eGPU

Ryzen 7 8845HS / 7840HS Beast

AMD Zen 4 Hawk Point (8C/16T, 5.1GHz)
OCuLink 64Gbps Full USB4 Dual 2.5GbE
Graphics (iGPU)Radeon 780M (12 CUs RDNA 3)
Memory ArchitectureDual DDR5 5600MHz SODIMM
Storage Exp.2x PCIe 4.0 NVMe (Raid 0/1 support)
Idle Power11W – 16W
Est. Barebone Cost$490 - $680
Best Suited For

Native 1080p AAA gaming, external eGPU docking, Ollama local 7B-13B LLM inference.