Recently, there was a new Intel Lunar Lake (Core Ultra 200V) processor emerged on several databases, including Passmark, FurMark, and Vulkan API databases; the chip in question is Core Ultra 7 254V, and it’s not exactly clear what is the exact nature of this new SKU.
Lunar Lake-Based Core Ultra 7 254V Spotted
Intel’s Lunar Lake family of processors are primarily designed for ultra-light premium laptops, and it features a special memory-on-package design, which is a first for the chipmaker (and likely no more). As such, its SKUs are limited in several ways: one, the entire family shares the same 4P+4E core count, and secondly, the memory capacity of that laptop is directly tied to the CPU model. For example, model numbers containing ‘8’ indicates a 32GB model (i.e. Core Ultra 7 258V), while those with a ‘6’ are all 16GB versions (like Core Ultra 7 256V).
The yet-to-be-announced Core Ultra 7 254V breaks this pattern, as there is no other model in this lineup that features number ‘4’ in its model number. Based on the specs reported in databases, it features identical TDP limits, same cache size, and even the same onboard graphics (albeit clock 50MHz higher than 258V/256V); what isn’t known thus far includes memory capacity, and core clocks.
While the PassMark benchmark entry (spotted by X86 is dead&back) suggests that the new chip is 12.8% slower than the Core Ultra 7 256V, it’s hard to say if this number is indeed the real performance of the chip, or merely an engineering sample without proper tuning. No retail models today carry this variant of the Lunar Lake processor, and it’s unclear if this will be a cut-down version in one way or another if Intel decides to launch it at some point.
Source: Videocardz
Pokdepinion: I can only imagine lower clock speeds being the only differentiator – but that’ll make it weaker than the Core Ultra 5 236V from the get-go. This doesn’t make much sense so far.
