Intel Core Ultra 7 268V vs Ultra 7 258V

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 268V 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 268V
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (5 GHz vs 4.8 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 1030 MB/sec 1020 MB/sec
Clang compilation 69 Klines/sec 66.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 274.2 pages/sec 287.7 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 289.2 Mpixels/sec 295.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 307.6 pages/sec 276.7 pages/sec
Background blur 51.3 images/sec 46.5 images/sec
Photo processing 117.4 images/sec 113.9 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 42.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 57.6 GOps/sec 57.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 192M Primes/sec 185M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 22.4M Strings/sec 21.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 13.8 GBytes/sec 13.5 GBytes/sec
Data compression 181.3 MBytes/sec 176.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1616 Frames/sec 1565 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 15.3B Matrices/sec 14.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 1293 & 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 17.2 PPW 17.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 302.6 PPW 291.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 521.2 PPW 510.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.15 PPW 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 268V
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 268V 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 268V 258V
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Arc Graphics 140V
Intel CPU rating (81st 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)
Socket FCBGA-2833 FCBGA-2833
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (100th 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 32 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 268V 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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Total votes: 48

Comments

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