Ultra 7 268V vs Athlon X2 L310

Place in the ranking	3213	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Athlon	no data
Power efficiency	1.53	84.00
Architecture codename	Conesus (2009)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	10 September 2009 (15 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 L310 and Core Ultra 7 268V basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.2 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	800 MHz	37 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 L310 and Core Ultra 7 268V compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Athlon X2 L310 and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 L310 and Core Ultra 7 268V.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.21	15.09
Recency	10 September 2009	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	13 Watt	17 Watt

Athlon X2 L310 has 30.8% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 268V, on the other hand, has a 7085.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 7 268V is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 L310 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 L310 and Core Ultra 7 268V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.