Intel Core Ultra 7 256V vs AMD Ryzen 7 260

Compare Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) 8 core CPU vs AMD Ryzen 200 Series 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
8589 points
45% significantly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

9414 points
9943 points
5% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

4857 points
8144 points
67% significantly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

4631 points
7999 points
72% significantly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

121.07 points
16% slightly higher Blender score
104.21 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

8
Identical
8

Threads

Number of logical processing units

8
16
100% significantly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.2 GHz
3.80 GHz
72% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

4.8 GHz
5.1 GHz
6% slightly higher turbo speed

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

2
Identical
2

L2 Cache

Secondary embedded memory, slower than L1 cache

14 MiB
75% significantly more L2 cache
8 MiB

L3 Cache

General memory pool for all cores

12 MiB
16 MiB
33% slightly more L3 cache

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

266th of 1,102
126th of 1,102

Family

The product line

Core Ultra (Series 2)
Ryzen 200 Series

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2024 August
-

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR5-8533
DDR5

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

-
No

Core Ultra 7 256V vs Ryzen 7 260 benchmarks

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen 7 260 beats the Core Ultra 7 256V in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core Ultra 7 256V in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen 7 260 has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Ryzen 7 260 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core Ultra 7 256V. Also, the Ryzen 7 260 has a slightly higher turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 256V has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Ryzen 7 260. Despite this, the Ryzen 7 260 has slightly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 7 256V.

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.

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