Core Ultra 5 228V with 4.5 GHz boost
Intel’s Lunar Lake series is officially set to launch on September 3rd. While the exact number of SKUs and available laptops at launch is unclear, Intel is preparing at least nine models, divided into Core Ultra 9, Ultra 7, and Ultra 5 series.
The main difference between the Core Ultra 9 and Ultra 7 models lies in their TDP settings and clock speeds. The Core Ultra 9 model features a 30W PL1, while the Ultra 7 models stick to a 17W PL1 by default. The difference between Ultra 7 and Ultra 5 is primarily in the integrated graphics, with Ultra 5 having 7 Xe2 cores compared to Ultra 7’s 8 cores. However, the latest leak focuses on CPU performance rather than GPU.
A laptop model, the MSI Prestige 13 AI+ EVO, will feature an 8-core Core Ultra 5 228V processor. This SKU ranks second-lowest in the lineup, primarily because it uses 32GB LPDDR5X-8533X memory, which is non-upgradable. Users can opt for a model with identical CPU and GPU specs but with half the memory capacity (Core Ultra 5 226V).
According to these results, the Core Ultra 5 228V CPU scores 2585 points in the single-core test and 10053 points in the multi-core test. Despite being a 17W part, it outperforms the Core Ultra 9 185H (Meteor Lake) at 54W with single-core speed. The multi-core score aligns with other Lunar Lake SKUs seen in previous leaks.
Unofficially, the highest clock speed supported by the Core Ultra 5 228V is 4.5 GHz, as confirmed by detailed Geekbench output showing a maximum clock speed of 4485 MHz.
| Geekbench 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | ST Score ⤵️ | MT Score |
| #1 Core Ultra 9 288V LP5X-8533 30W | 2901 (97%) | 9596 (65%) |
| #2 Core Ultra 9 288V LP5X-8533 30W | 2889 (96%) | 9579 (65%) |
| #3 Core Ultra 9 288V LP5X-8533 30W | 2790 (93%) | 11048 (75%) |
| Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 LP5X-8533 33W | 2785 (93%) | 14736 (100%) |
| #1 Core Ultra 7 268V LP5X-8533 17-30W | 2739 (91%) | 9907 (67%) |
| #2 Core Ultra 7 268V LP5X-8533 17-30W | 2713 (91%) | 10036 (68%) |
| Ryzen 9 8945HS D5-5600 54W | 2669 (89%) | 13496 (92%) |
| Ryzen 9 7940HS D5-5600 54W | 2596 (87%) | 12515 (85%) |
| #3 Core Ultra 5 228V LP5X-8533 17-30W | 2585 (86%) | 10053 (68%) |
| Core Ultra 9 185H D5-5600 54W | 2284 (76%) | 12797 (87%) |
Intel has confirmed the launch date for Lunar Lake as September 3rd.
| Intel Core Ultra 200V LUNAR LAKE | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | PL1 PBP | PL2 MTP | LLC | Memory LPDDR5X 8533 | P-Core Boost Clock | E-Core Boost Clock | GPU | GPU Clock | NPU TOPS | XMX TOPS |
| Core Ultra 9 288V | 30W | 30W | 12MB | 32GB(2R) | 5.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz | Arc 140V | 2.05 GHz | 48 | 67 |
| Core Ultra 7 268V | 17W | 30W | 12MB | 32GB(2R) | 5.0 GHz | 3.7 GHz | Arc 140V | 2.00 GHz | 48 | 66 |
| Core Ultra 7 266V | 17W | 30W | 12MB | 16GB(1R) | 5.0 GHz | 3.7 GHz | Arc 140V | 2.00 GHz | 48 | 66 |
| Core Ultra 7 258V | 17W | 30W | 12MB | 32GB(2R) | 4.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz | Arc 140V | 1.95 GHz | 47 | 64 |
| Core Ultra 7 256V | 17W | 30W | 12MB | 16GB(1R) | 4.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz | Arc 140V | 1.95 GHz | 47 | 64 |
| Core Ultra 5 238V | 17W | 30W | 8MB | 32GB(2R) | 4.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz | Arc 130V | 1.85 GHz | 40 | 53 |
| Core Ultra 5 236V | 17W | 30W | 8MB | 16GB(1R) | 4.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz | Arc 130V | 1.85 GHz | 40 | 53 |
| ➡️Core Ultra 5 228V | 17W | 30W | 8MB | 32GB(2R) | 4.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | Arc 130V | 1.85 GHz | 40 | 53 |
| Core Ultra 5 226V | 17W | 30W | 8MB | 16GB(1R) | 4.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz | Arc 130V | 1.85 GHz | 40 | 53 |
Source: Geekbench