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Intel Core Ultra 7 266V vs Intel Core i3-550
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
100 %
8C / 8T · 5.00 GHz
Intel Core i3-550
19 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
100 %
8C / 8T · 2.20 GHz
Intel Core i3-550
10 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
100 %
Intel Arc 140V
Intel HD Graphics (Westmere)
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 266V | Intel Core i3-550 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | Intel Core Ultra 200V (9) | Intel Core i3 500 (4) |
| Architecture | Lunar Lake | Clarkdale |
| Technology | 3 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 2833 | LGA 1156 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 266V | Intel Core i3-550 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 4x Lion Cove 2.20 - 5.00 GHz |
2x 3.20 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Skymont 0 - 3.70 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 14.00 MB | 0.50 MB |
| L3-Cache | 12.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 266V | Intel Core i3-550 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel Arc 140V | Intel HD Graphics (Westmere) |
| GPU frequency | 0.60 - 2.00 GHz | 0.50 - 0.73 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 64 / 1024 | 12 / 24 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 2 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 32 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2024 | Q1/2010 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 266V | Intel Core i3-550 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost NPU 4 @ 48 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU | 120 TOPS |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 266V | Intel Core i3-550 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5X-8533 (136.5 GB/s) | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 8 | 2.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 31.5 GB/s | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 266V | Intel Core i3-550 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 17 W | 73 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 37 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 110 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Core Ultra 7 266V | Intel Core i3-550 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Release date | Q3/2024 | Q2/2010 |
| Release price | 117 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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