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Intel Core Ultra 7 268V vs Ultra 7 256V

60 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
VS
58 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 268V against the 2.2 GHz Ultra 7 256V. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

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 256V and 268V
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
  • Supports up to 32 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.8 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 268V
vs
Core Ultra 7 256V

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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 1030 MB/sec 974.9 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69 Klines/sec 67.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 274.2 pages/sec 260.1 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 289.2 Mpixels/sec 282.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 307.6 pages/sec 298.1 pages/sec
Background blur 51.3 images/sec 50.8 images/sec
Photo processing 117.4 images/sec 105.2 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.4 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 42.7 GOps/sec 43.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 57.6 GOps/sec 58.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 192M Primes/sec 191M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.4M Strings/sec 22.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 13.8 GBytes/sec 14 GBytes/sec
Data compression 181.3 MBytes/sec 184.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 1616 Frames/sec 1590 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.3B Matrices/sec 15.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1293 & 672 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 17.2 PPW 15.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 302.6 PPW 290.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 521.2 PPW 526.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.15 PPW 2.35 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 268V and Ultra 7 256V

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 268V 256V
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Arc Graphics 140V
Intel CPU rating (81st and 94th 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 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (100th and 119th 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
Core Ultra 7 268V +2%
4.1 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 7 256V
4 TFLOPS
See: Intel Arc 140V benchmarks

Memory Support

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

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 268V official page Intel Core Ultra 7 256V official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 8 8

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
5 (71.4%)
2 (28.6%)
Total votes: 7

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Comments

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