Ultra 7 268V vs 7 160UL

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Primary details

Comparing Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 7 268V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated873
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data48.74
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-PS (2024)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 7 160UL 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Performance-coresno data4
Low Power Efficient-coresno data4
Threads128
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core 7 160UL 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 configuration11
Socket1700FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR5DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96EUIntel Arc Graphics 140V
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 7 268V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 7 268V.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes84
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 April 2024 24 September 2024
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 10 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt

7 160UL has 25% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 13.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 268V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core 7 160UL and Core Ultra 7 268V. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core 7 160UL is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 268V is a notebook one.


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