Intel Core Ultra 7 365 Benchmarks Show Surprising Results
It was only the other day that the pre-production processor Intel Core Ultra 7 365 of power-efficient design from the soon-to-be-released Panther Lake family showed up in the Geekbench benchmark listings. The fledgling chip reportedly fell under the performance threshold of its predecessor.
Geekbench Performance Comparatives
In Geekbench, the Core Ultra 7 365 had been benchmarked in the emphasized position, displaying a result inferior to the previous generation's Core Ultra 7 268V.
Single-Threaded Score 2,451, Multi-Threaded Score 9,714.
The Core Ultra 7 365 has underperformed, in that it would appear, by 6-7% as compared to the 268V. Both processors are P-core and LP-E-core pairs of four but differ, apparently from application in clocking either Core Ultra 7 with 268V going up to 5.0 GHz, and the new Core Ultra 7 365 limited to approximately 4.7 GHz.
Power Saving and Other Benchmarks
The new processor, however, is specified as having a maximum operating range of 22 to 55 W, while the 268V's range goes from 17 to 37 W. Thus, it could allow for higher power draw but so far, higher power draw is not showing benefits in the benchmark tests.
Important Context
It is also worth mentioning that the tested processors were very likely engineering samples. In this case, their performance can be affected by unoptimized hardware and raw software environment that does not represent the capabilities of the final product.
