Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs Impress in Early Geekbench Showings
Two upcoming Intel CPUs, the Core Ultra 7 268V and Core Ultra 7 256V, have made their debut on Geekbench, showcasing impressive performance that rivals AMD's Strix Point processors.
Core Ultra 7 256V: A Strong Contender
The Core Ultra 7 256V, a mid-range offering, achieved scores of 2,608 and 10,506 in Geekbench 6.3's single and multi-core tests, respectively. Notably, its single-core performance is just 16% behind the previous generation flagship Core i9-14900HX, despite having a significantly lower TDP. It also matches the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in single-core performance.
The 4P + 4E core configuration boasts a base clock of 2.02 GHz and a boost clock of 3.3 GHz, with potential for further improvement as P cores can reach up to 4.8 GHz and E cores up to 3.7 GHz.
Core Ultra 7 268V: Pushing the Limits
The Core Ultra 7 268V, with its boost clock reaching 4.8 GHz, just 200 MHz shy of its 5.0 GHz potential, achieved scores of 2,713 and 10,036 in Geekbench 6.3's single and multi-core tests.
Lunar Lake Launch and Performance Expectations
Both CPUs share the same 8-core configuration and LPDDR5X 8,533 memory, which may explain the similar Geekbench scores despite slight differences in specifications.
Intel's Lunar Lake laptops are expected to hit the market in late September, giving Intel time to further refine these promising CPUs.
