Component comparison
Core Ultra 7 258V vs Core Ultra 7 256V
Core Ultra 7 258V vs Core Ultra 7 256V — detailed CPU comparison: performance, cores, frequencies.
Advantages
A
Core Ultra 7 258V
Components are close in specs
B
Core Ultra 7 256V
- + Geekbench 5 (multi-core) (+1)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Core Ultra 7 258V
|
Component B
Core Ultra 7 256V
|
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2024 | 2024 |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock (GHz) | 2.20 GHz | 2.20 GHz |
| Boost clock (GHz) | 4.80 GHz | 4.80 GHz |
| L1 cache (KB) | — | — |
| L2 cache (KB) | — | — |
| L3 cache (MB) | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Bandwidth (GB/s) | — | — |
| Memory channels | — | — |
| Max memory (GB) | — | — |
| TGP / TDP (W) | 17 W | 17 W |
| Lithography (nm) | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Critical temp (°C) | 100 °C | 100 °C |
| PassMark (overall) | — | — |
| PassMark (single-thread) | — | — |
| Geekbench 5 (single-core) | 2,408 | 2,408 |
| Geekbench 5 (multi-core) | 9,599 | 9,600 (+1) |
| Normalized score | 83.9 | 83.9 |
In both
AVX
AVX2
AES-NI
VT-x
VT-d
Based on the comparison:
Core Ultra 7 256V wins 1 of the comparable criteria.
The choice depends on your use case.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).