Intel Core Ultra 7 266V vs Ultra 7 258V

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 266V against the 2.2 GHz Ultra 7 258V. 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 258V and 266V
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
  • Supports up to 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM

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 1020 MB/sec
Clang compilation 67.7 Klines/sec 66.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264.1 pages/sec 287.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 290.2 Mpixels/sec 295.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 310.4 pages/sec 276.7 pages/sec
Background blur 50.8 images/sec 46.5 images/sec
Photo processing 110.3 images/sec 113.9 images/sec
Ray tracing 14 Mpixels/sec 14 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math - 42.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math - 57.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers - 185M Primes/sec
Random string sorting - 21.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption - 13.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression - 176.6 MBytes/sec
Physics - 1565 Frames/sec
Extended instructions - 14.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] โ€“ 2133 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.8 PPW 17.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 294.7 PPW 291.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 510.4 PPW
Blender / Watt - 3.48 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
No benchmark results yet
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-18 (THINKPAD T16 GEN4)Cinebench 2024122 / 584
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Matty)Cinebench 2024113 / 512
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondrajuGeekbench 6 CPU2869 / 11446

Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 266V and Ultra 7 258V

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 258V
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Arc Graphics 140V
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 7 366H -
Intel CPU rating (87th and 88th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.7 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 22x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 12MB (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 -
Socket FCBGA-2833 FCBGA-2833
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (110th and 111th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 140V Intel Arc Graphics 140V
GPU Base Clock 600 MHz 600 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2000 MHz 1950 MHz
Shading Units 1024 1024
TGP 30 W 30 W
iGPU FLOPS
4.1 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 16 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 266V official page Intel Core Ultra 7 258V official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 8 8

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