Intel Core Ultra 7 256V: specs and benchmarks

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Core Ultra 7 256V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 17 Watt
12.39

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 ranking631
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentLaptop
Power efficiency67.69of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U)
Architecture codenameLunar Lake (2024)
Release date24 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)
Threads8
Base clock speed2.2 GHzof 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X)
Boost clock speed4.8 GHzof 50 MHz (i486DX-50)
Bus rate37 MHz
L1 cache192 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache2.5 MB (per core)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography3 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cof 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 configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H)
SocketIntel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)17 Wattof 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 typesDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core Ultra 7 256V.

Integrated graphics cardArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version5.0
PCI Express lanes4of 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.

Ultra 7 256V 12.39

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.

Ultra 7 256V 19320

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ultra 7 256V 9618

Blender(-)

Ultra 7 256V 324

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ultra 7 256V 1972

7-Zip Single

Ultra 7 256V 5616

7-Zip

Ultra 7 256V 35978

WebXPRT 3

Ultra 7 256V 306

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Core Ultra 7 256V's performance relative to its closest rivals among notebook CPUs.


Core Ultra 7 256V 100

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.

Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core Ultra 7 256V:

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Similar processors

Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.

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.

Arc A580 Arc A580
16.7% (2/12)
Arc A550M Arc A550M
8.3% (1/12)
Radeon 890M Radeon 890M
8.3% (1/12)
Radeon 780M Radeon 780M
8.3% (1/12)
Arc Graphics 140V Arc Graphics 140V
41.7% (5/12)

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