Intel Core Ultra 7 266V vs Ultra 5 236V

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 266V against the 2.1 GHz Ultra 5 236V. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 236V and 266V
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More powerful Intel Arc Graphics 140V integrated graphics: 4.1 vs 3.3 TFLOPS
  • 6% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.7 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 990.8 MB/sec 954.8 MB/sec
Clang compilation 67.7 Klines/sec 62.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264.1 pages/sec 247.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 290.2 Mpixels/sec 263.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 310.4 pages/sec 292.6 pages/sec
Background blur 50.8 images/sec 47 images/sec
Photo processing 110.3 images/sec 98.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 14 Mpixels/sec 12.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.8 PPW 13.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 294.7 PPW 271.6 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 266V and Ultra 5 236V

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 4, 2024 September 4, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Lunar Lake Lunar Lake
Model number 266V 236V
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Arc Graphics 130V
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 366H - Intel Core Ultra 5 336H
Intel CPU rating (87th and 105th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 21x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 17-37 W (configurable) 17-37 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 37 W 37 W
Socket FCBGA-2833 FCBGA-2833
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (110th and 141st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 140V Intel Arc Graphics 130V
GPU Base Clock 600 MHz 600 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 1850 MHz
Shading Units 1024 896
TGP 30 W 30 W
iGPU FLOPS
4.1 TFLOPS
3.3 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 16 GB 16 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 266V official page Intel Core Ultra 5 236V official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 8 8

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core Ultra 5 236V or Ultra 7 266V?
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