CPULaptopReleased Sep 24, 2024

Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 266V

8C/8T · 5.0 GHz · 17 W

The Core Ultra 7 266V is a business-oriented Lunar Lake laptop processor launched on September 24, 2024. It pairs four Lion Cove performance-cores with four low-power Skymont efficient-cores and carries 16 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory inside the processor package, and it is eligible for Intel vPro Enterprise for managed corporate fleets. With its 48 TOPS NPU it qualifies for Copilot+ PC features, and Intel rates the whole chip at 118 peak INT8 TOPS across CPU, GPU and NPU. The otherwise similar Core Ultra 7 268V carries 32 GB of memory.

General

Manufacturer: Intel
Model: Intel Core Ultra 7 Processor 266V
Segment: Laptop
Generation: Core Ultra Series 2
Codename: Lunar Lake
Architecture: x86_64
Microarchitecture: Lunar Lake
Release date: Sep 24, 2024
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 8 cores / 8 threadsP4+E4
Base clock: 2.20 GHz
Boost clock: 5.00 GHz
TDP (design W): 17 W
Max: 37 W
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: 14 MB
L3 cache: 12 MB
Technology (nm): 3 nm
TSMC N3B

Platform

Socket: FCBGA2833
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Intel Arc 140V GPU
Clock: 2,000 MHz
Memory type: LPDDR5X-8533 (on-package)
2-channel
Memory size: 16 GB
ECC memory: —
PCIe: PCIe 5.0 / 4.0 (8 lanes)

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: SSE4.1SSE4.2AVX2
NPU: Intel AI Boost — 48 TOPS

OS support

Windows: Windows 11 24H2Windows 11 25H2Windows 11 26H2
Linux: UbuntuFedoraArch Linux
Notes: Intel supports only Windows 11 on Lunar Lake; Windows 10 is not supported. Microsoft lists Core Ultra (Series 2) on the Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 processor lists; 26H2's list is not yet published, so the 25H2 status is carried over. Mainstream Linux distributions run on this processor.

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