According to a Kuaikeji.com report on August 17th， an unannounced Intel processor， the Core Ultra 7 254V， has surfaced on PassMark benchmarks.
Intel’s official documentation for the Lunar Lake series currently lists only four processors: the Ultra 7 268V， 266V， 258V， and 256V. The newly appeared 254V is not among them， suggesting it may be a variant or an early sample designation.
In single-core performance tests， the 254V achieved a score of 4089， placing it on par with the 258V and 256V， showing a slight advantage of approximately 1% over these two models. This indicates a potentially strong single-threaded performance， which is crucial for many everyday computing tasks and gaming.
However， the multi-core test results present a less favorable picture. The Core Ultra 7 254V’s multi-core score was 12.8% lower than the 256V and 9.5% lower than the 258V. More surprisingly， it even fell short of the multi-core performance of the Ultra 5 226V， which is reportedly the lowest-performing processor within the Lunar Lake series. This discrepancy in multi-core performance could be attributed to various factors， such as architectural differences， clock speed limitations， or power management strategies optimized for specific use cases.
It is important to note that these findings are based on a single benchmark sample， and the final results may vary. Benchmarking unofficial or unreleased hardware often comes with caveats， and Intel may further refine the processor’s performance before its official launch.
Information available suggests that the Core Ultra 7 254V features 8 cores and 8 threads， which aligns with the general configuration of the Lunar Lake series. Unfortunately， no specific clock speed information was provided in the benchmark report. The processor also shares the same L3 cache configuration as other Core Ultra 7 200V series processors. Given its performance profile， particularly the disparity between single-core and multi-core results， the 254V might be a specialized chip tailored for specific market segments， such as gaming handhelds or compact mini-PCs where single-thread performance and power efficiency might be prioritized over raw multi-core throughput.
