Ultra 5 226V vs C-70
Primary details
Comparing C-70 and Core Ultra 5 226V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 645 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD C-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 66.30 |
| Architecture codename | Ontario (2011−2012) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 1 September 2012 (12 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
C-70 and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 | 1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.33 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 37 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 75 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on C-70 and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FT1 BGA 413-Ball | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by C-70 and Core Ultra 5 226V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V, Radeon HD 6290 (276-400 MHz) | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
C-70 and Core Ultra 5 226V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by C-70 and Core Ultra 5 226V 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 C-70 and Core Ultra 5 226V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 Single-channel | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6290 | Arc 130V |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by C-70 and Core Ultra 5 226V.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 September 2012 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 9 Watt | 17 Watt |
C-70 has 88.9% lower power consumption.
Ultra 5 226V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 1233.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between C-70 and Core Ultra 5 226V. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between C-70 and Core Ultra 5 226V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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