Core Ultra Series 2
Lunar LakeGeneration Timeline
TL;DR
Core Ultra Series 2 (Lunar Lake) , released 2024. Features Intel Arc Graphics with 64 EU. Supports H.264 , HEVC 8-bit , HEVC 10-bit , VP9 , AV1 hardware encoding.
Avg FPS
233.7
+238% vs 8th Gen
Efficiency
0.00 FPS/W
-100% vs 8th Gen
Avg Power
—W
Results
9
1 CPUs
Architecture
Lunar Lake
LNL 2024 iGPU Intel Arc Graphics Xe2-LPG
EU Count 64 EU
Process TSMC N3B
Max P-Cores 4
Max E-Cores 4
TDP Range 17-30W
Die Layout Foveros 3D stacked (on-package LPDDR5X)
Codec Support
| Codec | Encode | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| H.264 | ✓ | Most compatible, widely supported |
| HEVC 8-bit | ✓ | Better compression than H.264 |
| HEVC 10-bit | ✓ | HDR support, better gradients |
| VP9 | ✓ | YouTube/web streaming codec |
| AV1 | ✓ | Next-gen, best compression |
Benchmark Data 9 results from 1 CPUs
| Test | Avg FPS | Min | Max | FPS/Watt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h264_1080p_cpu | 115.4 | 115.4 | 115.4 | — |
| h264_1080p | 372.5 | 263.1 | 481.9 | — |
| h264_4k | 101.5 | 83.8 | 119.2 | — |
| hevc_8bit | 475.4 | 469.6 | 481.3 | — |
| hevc_4k_10bit | 44.6 | 44.3 | 44.8 | — |
CPUs in This Generation
| CPU Model | Results | Avg FPS | FPS/Watt | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ultra 5 225 | 9 | 233.7 | — | 82 |
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