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Intel Core Ultra 5 228V
The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V is a Lunar Lake mobile processor in Intel's Core Ultra 200V line, pairing 4 Performance cores with 4 low-power Efficient cores (8 cores, 8 threads) and a 4.5 GHz maximum turbo. It integrates 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory on the package, Arc 130V graphics with 7 Xe-cores and a 40 TOPS NPU. Intel rates it at 17 W base and 37 W maximum turbo power.
Pros
- 40 TOPS Intel AI Boost NPU, enough for Microsoft's 40 TOPS Copilot+ PC threshold
- 17 W base and 37 W maximum turbo power suit thin-and-light laptop designs
- 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory sits on the package
- Arc 130V graphics with 7 Xe-cores at up to 1.85 GHz
- About 2,584 Geekbench 6 single-core points on average in review testing of laptops with this chip
Cons
- 8 cores and 8 threads with no Hyper-Threading limit heavy multi-core work
- Memory is on the package and cannot be upgraded
- 8 MB of L3 cache versus 12 MB on the Core Ultra 7 and 9 200V chips
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V
General
- Announced
- 2024
- Process
- 3 nm
- Base TDP
- 17 W
- Max TDP
- 37 W
Cores & Clocks
- Cores
- 8
- Performance cores
- 4
- Efficiency cores
- 4
- Threads
- 8
- Base clock
- 2.1 GHz
- Boost clock
- 4.5 GHz
- L3 cache
- 8 MB
Integrated GPU
- iGPU
- Intel Arc 130V
- iGPU clock
- 1,850 MHz
Memory
- Memory support
- LPDDR5X-8533 (on-package)
- Max memory
- 32 GB
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,584Top 47%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 10,234Bottom 41%
- Cinebench R23 (single)
- 1,758Top 49%
- Cinebench R23 (multi)
- 9,932Bottom 36%
- PassMark
- 18,146Bottom 44%
- PassMark (single thread)
- 3,795Top 39%
- 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)
- 3,476Top 13%
Devices with the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V
1 device in our catalog uses this chip
Quick answers
Is the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V good in 2026?
The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V earns an Inno Score of 55.9/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V is a Lunar Lake mobile processor in Intel's Core Ultra 200V line, pairing 4 Performance cores with 4 low-power Efficient cores (8 cores, 8 threads) and a 4.5 GHz maximum turbo. It integrates 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory on the package, Arc 130V graphics with 7 Xe-cores and a 40 TOPS NPU. Intel rates it at 17 W base and 37 W maximum turbo power.
Does the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V count as "Core i7 or equivalent"?
Its PassMark CPU Mark average is 18,146 (cpubenchmark.net, retrieved Sep 26–Oct 8, 2026), which puts it in Tier B of our CPU tier checker: recent mainstream Core i7 / Ryzen 7, plus older H-series chips. Requirement pages word this differently, so check the exact wording with your department.
Which devices use the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V?
One device in our catalog uses the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V: Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Intel).
What are the key specs of the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V?
Cores: 8 · Threads: 8 · Boost clock: 4.5 GHz · Base TDP: 17 W
What are the closest alternatives to the Intel Core Ultra 5 228V?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, AMD Ryzen 7 250, AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
