Core i7-11800H vs Core Ultra 7 268V

The Core i7-11800H packs 8 cores / 16 threads, matching the Core Ultra 7 268V's 8 cores. Boost clocks reach 4.6 GHz on the Core i7-11800H versus 5 GHz on the Core Ultra 7 268V — a 8.3% clock advantage for the Core Ultra 7 268V (base: 1.9 GHz vs 2.2 GHz). The Core i7-11800H uses the Tiger Lake-H (2021) architecture (10 nm SuperFin), while the Core Ultra 7 268V uses Lunar Lake (2024) (3 nm). In PassMark, the Core i7-11800H scores 19,838 against the Core Ultra 7 268V's 19,698 — a 0.7% lead for the Core i7-11800H. Cinebench R23 multi-core: 12,180 vs 10,653 (13.4% advantage for the Core i7-11800H). Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 1,896 vs 2,437, a 25% lead for the Core Ultra 7 268V that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 7,795 vs 10,000 (24.8% advantage for the Core Ultra 7 268V). L3 cache: 24 MB (total) on the Core i7-11800H vs 12 MB (total) on the Core Ultra 7 268V.

The Core i7-11800H uses the FCBGA1787 socket (PCIe 4.0), while the Core Ultra 7 268V uses FCBGA2833 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4-3200 on the Core i7-11800H versus LPDDR5x-8533 on the Core Ultra 7 268V — the Core Ultra 7 268V supports 22.2% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Core i7-11800H supports up to 128 GB of RAM compared to 32 GB — 120% more capacity for professional workloads. Both feature 2-channel memory with ECC support. PCIe lanes: 20 (Core i7-11800H) vs 8 (Core Ultra 7 268V) — the Core i7-11800H offers 12 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: QM580,HM570,WM590 (Core i7-11800H) and SoC (Core Ultra 7 268V).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Only the Core i7-11800H supports AVX-512 instructions — important for machine learning and scientific applications. Virtualization support: VT-x, VT-d (Core i7-11800H) vs VT-x, VT-d, EPT (Core Ultra 7 268V). Both include integrated graphics — UHD Graphics 750 (Core i7-11800H) and Arc Graphics 140V (Core Ultra 7 268V) — useful as a fallback for troubleshooting or display output without a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i7-11800H targets Gaming, Core Ultra 7 268V targets Productivity. Direct competitor: Core i7-11800H rivals Ryzen 7 5800H; Core Ultra 7 268V rivals Core Ultra 7 155H.