We are probably hearing about the Core Ultra 7 254V for the first time, and it's not supposedly as fast as its bigger siblings in multi-threaded operations.
Intel Reportedly Prepares Core Ultra 7 254V as Spotted on PassMark; The CPU is Roughly Equal to 256V and 258V in Single-Core Performance, But Shows a Significant Decline in Multi-Threaded Benchmarks
Intel didn't announce the Core Ultra 7 "254V" as of what we can confirm from all the reports on Lunar Lake. Even on the official website, there is no mention of the 254V processor, but apparently it exists, at least as per a leaked benchmark on PassMark. The official Lunar Lake lineup only has four Core Ultra 7 processors, including 268V, 266V, 258V, and 266V. The next lineup is the Core Ultra 5, starting with 226V and ending at 238V.
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