Intel Core Ultra 7 256V vs Intel Core Ultra 5 236V

Compare Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 8 core CPU vs Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 8 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

5922 points

3% slightly better overall score

5724 points

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

9414 points

5% slightly better gaming score

8889 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

4857 points

1% slightly better multitasking score

4771 points

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

4631 points

1% slightly better heavy workload score

4571 points

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Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

121.07 points

4% slightly higher Blender score

116.22 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

Identical

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.2 GHz

4% slightly higher clock speed

2.1 GHz

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.8 GHz

2% slightly higher turbo speed

4.7 GHz

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

Identical

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

Identical

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

16 GiB

Identical

16 GiB

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

14 MiB

Identical

14 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

12 MiB

49% significantly more L3 cache

8 MiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

257th of 1,089

274th of 1,089

Family

The product line

Core Ultra (Series 2)

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2024 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-8533

Core Ultra 7 256V vs Core Ultra 5 236V benchmarks

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the Core Ultra 7 256V is faster than the Core Ultra 5 236V. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 5 236V in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the Core Ultra 7 256V has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 5 236V. Also, the Core Ultra 7 256V has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, both these CPUs have the same amount of L2 cache. The Core Ultra 7 256V also has significantly more L3 cache.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core Ultra 7 256V has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.