Intel Lunar Lake CPUs Show Impressive Geekbench Performance

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…