Intel Core Ultra 7 256V: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 7 256V provides good benchmark performance at 12.39% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Intel started Core Ultra 7 256V sales 24 September 2024. This is a Lunar Lake architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 8 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 3 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is Intel BGA 2833 processor with a TDP of 17 Watt. It supports DDR5 memory.
Primary details
Core Ultra 7 256V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 631 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Power efficiency | 67.69 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Lunar Lake (2024) | |
| Release date | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | |
| Threads | 8 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.8 GHz | of 50 MHz (i486DX-50) |
| Bus rate | 37 MHz | |
| L1 cache | 192 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 2.5 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | of 110 °C (Core Ultra 9 185H) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 7 256V compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | Intel BGA 2833 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 17 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 256V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| TSX | + |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 256V's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core Ultra 7 256V.
| Integrated graphics card | Arc 140V |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | of 128 (EPYC 9655P) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Core Ultra 7 256V. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Blender(-)
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
7-Zip Single
7-Zip
WebXPRT 3
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AMD equivalent
According to our data, the closest AMD alternative to Core Ultra 7 256V is Ryzen 9 4900H, which is slower by 1% and lower by 3 positions in our ranking.
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Similar processors
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core Ultra 7 256V, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core Ultra 7 256V in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 12 configurations using Core Ultra 7 256V in our database.
