Intel Core Ultra 7 266V

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Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 266V Good for Gaming?

This is a newly released CPU that contains 8 Cores and 8 Threads. The Intel Core Ultra 7 266V also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

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Intel Core Ultra 7 266V

Description: Intel Arc Graphics 140V

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA2833

Total Cores: 8 Cores, 8 Threads

Performance Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.2 GHz Base, 5.0 GHz Turbo

Efficient Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.2 GHz Base, 3.7 GHz Turbo

Typical TDP: 17 W

TDP Up: 37 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 2560 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Cache per Eff. CPU Package:
Eff. L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
Eff. L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
Eff. L2 Cache: 1 x 4096 KB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 16 GB (LPDDR5X up to 8533 MT/s)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 266V

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2025

CPUmark/$Price: 37.25

Overall Rank:
931st fastest in multithreading out of 5491 CPUs
206th fastest in single threading out of 5491 CPUs
188th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $520.00 USD (2024-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

19370

Single Thread Rating

3926

Samples: 124*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core Ultra 7 266V

Integer Math	41,241 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	56,680 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	189 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	22,754 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	13,755 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	186,343 KBytes/Sec
Physics	1,602 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,903 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	3,926 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core Ultra 7 266V

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	Dell Pro 14 Plus 5G LTE + Wi-Fi 7 Business Laptop (14" FHD+, Intel Core Ultra 7 266V (> i7-1355U), 16GB 8533 MT/s RAM, 1TB SSD, Next Gen Latitude 5450) AI Copilot+ PC, IR Webcam, Backlit, Win 11 Pro	$1099.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Pro 14 Plus PB14250 14" Clamshell Copilot+ PC Notebook - Full HD Plus - Intel Core Ultra 7 266V - vPro Technology - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English (US) Keyboard	$794.95 (www.amazon.com)
	SPL Dell Pro 13 Plus PB13250 Ultra 7 266V 16 GB 512GBSSD 13 FHD+Non-Touch IRCamera Integrated 3Cell 65W WLAN vpro Backlit kb Win11Pro	$1408.65 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS005TUS 14" Copilot+ PC Ultrabook - 2.8K - Intel Core Ultra 7 266V - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB - 512 GB SSD - English Keyboard - Black Paint	$2413.99 (www.amazon.com)
	SPL Dell Pro 16 Plus PB16250 CORE_Ultra_7-266V 16 GB 512GBSSD 16inFHD+Touch IRCamera Integrated 3Cell 65W WLAN vpro Backlit kb Win11Pro	$1346.21 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,339
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,825
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		19,370
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,079
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,519
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,611
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,409

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.45
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.19
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		37.25
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.05
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		3,926
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,889
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,511
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,029
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,891
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,620
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,591
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,394

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3129497 - Dec 12 2025		22607
BL3121060 - Dec 09 2025		21999
BL3121059 - Dec 09 2025		21541
BL3110067 - Dec 05 2025		21239
BL3106044 - Dec 04 2025		20833

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		19,370
Intel Core Ultra 7 155U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		16,205 (-16.3%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		18,952 (-2.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 235U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		17,387 (-10.2%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		17,122 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i7-13620H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		23,751 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i7-1360P vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		18,518 (-4.4%)
Intel Core i7-1355U vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		14,108 (-27.2%)
Intel Core i7-12800H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		24,145 (+24.7%)
Apple M4 10 Core vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		23,774 (+22.7%)
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		22,060 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i7-12650H vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		21,721 (+12.1%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V vs Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		20,209 (+4.3%)

Is the Intel Core Ultra 7 266V Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,678
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,633
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		9,042
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,981
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,783
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390		6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,707
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V		3,363

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