Intel's Lunar Lake processors, such as the Core Ultra 7 268V, are surfacing in fresh leaks as we approach the September launch.
Intel Lunar Lake's Core Ultra 7 268V has been put through CPU and GPU benchmarks, showing a significant improvement over earlier results.
The Intel Core Ultra 7 268V will be the second-fastest chip in Lunar Lake's "Core Ultra 200V" lineup, which includes nine SKUs in total. All of them share a similar core configuration for the CPU, with minor differences in GPU configuration and on-package memory.
Starting with the specs, the Intel Core Ultra 7 268V "Lunar Lake" CPU has 8 cores (4P+4E), 8 threads, and 12 MB of L3 cache, with a base clock of 3.30 GHz that boosts up to 5.0 GHz, along with 32 GB of on-package LPDDR5X-8533 memory. The chip will come with an Arc 140V iGPU featuring up to 8 Xe2 cores running at 2.0 GHz, and has a configurable TDP of 17W PL1 and 30W PL2.
The CPU was tested again in Geekbench 6, scoring 2915 points in the single-core test and 11,448 points in the multi-core test. Testing was done on the Khadas Mind MakerKit, a compact AI workstation and development kit with an actively cooled system. The current Mind platform uses an Intel Meteor Lake CPU, so Khadas will likely bring Lunar Lake to its upcoming AI platforms. Intel will also release its own Lunar Lake DevKit next month.
As the benchmarks above show, the Intel Core Ultra 7 268V "Lunar Lake" processor delivers a 7.4% improvement in single-core performance and a 14.0% improvement in multi-core performance over earlier results, which is a significant step forward. The chip is still hovering between 4.6 and 5.0 GHz, which suggests there is more headroom for the final retail products.
On graphics, the chip scored 29.316 points, putting it on par with the Arc A370M and Arc A310. The GPU was tested in OpenCL, which is not a strong suit for Intel's Arc drivers, but we can expect to see an improvement when the Xe2 GPU is tested in the Vulkan API.
Intel's Lunar Lake processors have started appearing in listings on several e-commerce sites, with the launch event expected next week, on September 3. Stay tuned for more information and some official figures on Intel's all-new, power-efficient SoC design for thin-and-light platforms.
Intel Lunar Lake "Core Ultra 200V" Lineup
| SKU NAME | CORES / THREADS | CACHE (LLC) | P-CORE / E-CORE BOOST | GPU (MAX CLOCK) | PL1 & PL2 (PBP/MTP) | MEMORY CONFIGURATION | NPU / XMX (GPU) TOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Ultra 9 288V | 8/8 | 12 MB | 5.1 / 3.7 GHz | Arc 140V @ 2.05 GHz | 30W/30W | 32 GB (2R) LPDDR5X | 48/67 |
| Core Ultra 7 268V | 8/8 | 12 MB | 5.0 / 3.7 GHz | Arc 140V @ 2.00 GHz | 17W/30W | 32 GB (2R) LPDDR5X | 48/66 |
| Core Ultra 7 266V | 8/8 | 12 MB | 5.0 / 3.7 GHz | Arc 140V @ 2.00 GHz | 17W/30W | 16 GB (1R) LPDDR5X | 48/66 |
| Core Ultra 7 258V | 8/8 | 12 MB | 4.8 / 3.7 GHz | Arc 140V @ 1.95 GHz | 17W/30W | 32 GB (2R) LPDDR5X | 47/64 |
| Core Ultra 7 256V | 8/8 | 12 MB | 4.8 / 3.7 GHz | Arc 140V @ 1.95 GHz | 17W/30W | 16 GB (1R) LPDDR5X | 47/64 |
| Core Ultra 5 238V | 8/8 | 8 MB | 4.7 / 3.5 GHz | Arc 130V @ 1.85 GHz | 17W/30W | 32 GB (2R) LPDDR5X | 40/53 |
| Core Ultra 5 236V | 8/8 | 8 MB | 4.7 / 3.5 GHz | Arc 130V @ 1.85 GHz | 17W/30W | 16 GB (1R) LPDDR5X | 40/53 |
| Core Ultra 5 228V | 8/8 | 8 MB | 4.5 / 3.5 GHz | Arc 130V @ 1.85 GHz | 17W/30W | 32 GB (2R) LPDDR5X | 40/53 |
| Core Ultra 5 226V | 8/8 | 8 MB | 4.5 / 3.5 GHz | Arc 130V @ 1.85 GHz | 17W/30W | 16 GB (1R) LPDDR5X | 40/53 |
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