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Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

Intel Core Ultra 7 258V

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The Intel Core Ultra 5 258V is an upper mid-range Lunar Lake family processor. This is an SoC for use in tablets and laptops of the slimmer kind that was unveiled in Autumn 2024. It sports 4 new Skymont E-cores and 4 new Lion Cove P-cores running at up to 3.7 GHz and 4.8 GHz respectively, along with the new Arc 140V iGPU and 32 GB of on-package LPDDR5x-8533 RAM. A new 47 TOPS neural engine, Thunderbolt 4 and PCIe 5 SSD support are included as well.

The only difference between this chip and the Ultra 7 256V is the amount of on-package, non-replaceable RAM: 32 GB vs 16 GB respectively.

Architecture and Features

Lunar Lake is built using the Foveros technology (stacking several dies on top of each other and next to each other), just like Meteor Lake was. The new chips make use of the enormous BGA2833 socket interface. Of the 8 cores, not a single one is Hyper-Threading-enabled which is the opposite of what AMD currently does with its Zen 5/5c chips.

Intel claims Lion Cove cores bring a 14% IPC improvement over Redwood Cove. For Skymont and Crestmont, the difference is much higher at 68%. Several tweaks and improvements are present here, such as the Low Latency Fabric that is supposed to make small data transfers between cores/caches a lot faster. The 258V has a very healthy 12 MB of level 3 cache; elsewhere, it has 4 PCIe 5 and 4 PCIe 4 lanes for connecting various kinds of devices, including NVMe SSDs at up to 15.75 GB/s. Thunderbolt 4 support is onboard by default, as is support for CNVi WiFi 7 + BT 5.4 cards from Intel. The 47 TOPS "AI Boost" neural engine is present along with technologies such as Threat Detection to make AI-enabled applications such as the Windows Defender more powerful.

Intel is predicted to get short of on-package RAM in subsequent CPU generations.

Performance

Based on the time we've had with 2 systems powered by the 258V, the chip's multi-thread performance is as good as that of the Core Ultra 7 165U and the Core i7-1360P. Please note that one of the two systems had a higher long-term TDP power target than the Intel-recommended value: 32 W vs 17 W.

Generally speaking, the 288V, 268V, 266V, 258V, 256V are faster than the 238V, 236V, 228V and 226V due to the difference in their last-level cache size (8 MB vs 12 MB) as well as clock speeds. However, the difference in performance between the slowest Lunar Lake chip, the 226V, and the fastest chip, the 288V is fairly small at around 10% to 15%. It depends on the TDP figures of the laptops being pitted against each other more than on anything else.

Graphics

The Arc Graphics 140V is here to replace the Arc 8 iGPU. Its 8 Xe² architecture "cores" run at up to 1,950 MHz and it also has 8 ray tracing units at its disposal. The adapter is DirectX 12 Ultimate-enabled and able to HW-decode a long list of popular video codecs such as h.266 VVC, h.265 HEVC, h.264 AVC, AV1 and VP9. Three SUHD 4320p monitors can be used simultaneously with this iGPU.

All 2023 and 2024 games are playable at 1080p on low graphics settings or higher with this iGPU. We got well over 30 fps in Ghost of Tsushima and almost 40 fps in Baldur's Gate 3. This means the Radeon 780M gets left behind while the Radeon 890M reigns supreme.

Power consumption

This 2nd generation Core Ultra processor is supposed to consume 17 W when under long-term workloads. The Intel-recommended short-term power limit for the chip sits at 37 W.

Intel Core Ultra 7 255H

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The Intel Core Ultra 7 255H is a mobile high-end CPU for larger notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. It offers 16 cores consisting of 6 fast performance cores (Lion Cove) with up to 5.1 GHz and 8 smaller efficiency cores (Skymont) with up to 4.4 GHz clock speed and two additional "low power" efficiency cores with up to 2.5 GHz (Skymont). The CPU has access to 24 MB of cache and is specified with a TDP of 28 watt (PL1, 115W PL2).

The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Essentials. The integrated memory controller supports up to 192 GB LPDDR5/x-8400 or DDR5-6400 (dual channel). The integrated GPU (iGPU) is an Intel Arc 140T graphics card which offers eight Xe cores with up to 2.25 GHz.

Performance - High End

The Core Ultra 7 is superior to the top model Core Ultra 9 285H as only the maximum Turbo frequency is 200 MHz lower. Due to the improved IPC of the cores (especially the efficiency cores), the CPU should perform slightly below the level of the old Raptor Lake Core Core 9 270H (6 + 8 cores, max 5.8 / 4.1 GHz). This makes the CPU very suitable for demanding tasks such as high-end gaming and content creation.

Chiplet design

Like the desktop and HX chips, the Arrow Lake-H chips are based on individual chiplets that are placed on a 22nm base tile from Intel using Foveros 3D packaging. The CPU part comes from TSMC using the modern N3B (3nm) process. As with HX, the GPU also is produced at TSMC and is manufactured using the N5P process. SoC and I/O Tile are also from TSMC but in the older N6 process.

ModelIntel Core Ultra 7 258VIntel Core Ultra 7 255H
CodenameLunar LakeArrow Lake-H
SeriesIntel Lunar LakeIntel Arrow Lake
Series: Arrow Lake Arrow Lake-H
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V compare3.3 - 5.1 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 268V compare2.2 - 5 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 266V compare2.2 - 5 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V « 2.2 - 4.8 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 256V compare2.2 - 4.8 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 238V compare2.1 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 236V compare2.1 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 228V compare2.1 - 4.5 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 226V compare2.1 - 4.5 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H compare4.5 - 5.4 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H compare4.5 - 5.3 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 255H « 4.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores24 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 225H compare4.3 - 4.9 GHz14 / 14 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 235H compare4.4 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Clock2200 - 4800 MHz4400 - 5100 MHz
L1 Cache1.4 MB
L2 Cache14 MB
L3 Cache12 MB24 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 8
4 x 4.8 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-core
4 x 3.7 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
16 / 16
6 x 5.1 GHz Intel Lion Cove P-core
8 x 4.4 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
2 x 2.5 GHz Intel Skymont E-core
TDP17 Watt28 Watt
TDP Turbo PL237 Watt115 Watt
Technology3 nm5 nm
max. Temp.100 °C110 °C
SocketBGA2833
FeaturesLPDDR5x-8533 RAM, PCIe 5 + PCIe 4, USB 4, AI Boost NPU (47 TOPS), Thread Director, PSE, Threat Detection, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX-VNNi, FMA3, SHA
iGPUIntel Arc Graphics 140V (1950 MHz)Intel Arc Graphics 140T ( - 2250 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.com
$514 U.S.

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Core Ultra 7 258V
38.2 pt (64%)
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Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - Ultra 7 255H
42.4 pt (71%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 107.8     avg: 118.6     median: 119.7 (67%)     max: 123 Points
min: 123.5     avg: 126.2     median: 126.5 (71%)     max: 128.1 Points
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 406     avg: 552     median: 572 (11%)     max: 660 Points
min: 750     avg: 942     median: 856 (16%)     max: 1197 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 7920     avg: 10141     median: 10358.5 (10%)     max: 11097 Points
min: 16435     avg: 18134     median: 17652.5 (16%)     max: 22578 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 1664     avg: 1852     median: 1860 (78%)     max: 1947 Points
min: 2047     avg: 2095     median: 2098.5 (88%)     max: 2152 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 643     avg: 710     median: 715.5 (78%)     max: 749 Points
min: 786     avg: 805     median: 807 (88%)     max: 826 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 3130     avg: 3936     median: 4027.5 (10%)     max: 4314 Points
min: 6414     avg: 7150     median: 7015 (17%)     max: 8860 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 1280     avg: 1572     median: 1597.5 (10%)     max: 1656 Points
min: 2414     avg: 2829     median: 2835 (18%)     max: 3444 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 258     avg: 283.6     median: 285.5 (79%)     max: 298 Points
min: 258     avg: 306.9     median: 312 (86%)     max: 322 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
19.7 Points (25%)
31.3 Points (41%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.4 Points (80%)
3.8 Points (90%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
9982 Points (60%)
11500 Points (69%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
36479 Points (26%)
65269 Points (47%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
96508 Points (62%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
17883 Points (22%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
319.3 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.6 s (1%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
296.1 s (1%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
9.2 s (5%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
8536 Points (14%)
7777 Points (12%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 28482     avg: 34718     median: 35758 (21%)     max: 36724 MIPS
min: 47514     avg: 57327     median: 56801 (33%)     max: 68627 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 5265     avg: 5684     median: 5691.5 (67%)     max: 5869 MIPS
min: 4589     avg: 5906     median: 6015.5 (71%)     max: 6385 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
154.7 fps (52%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
354.5 fps (82%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 9.65     avg: 12.3     median: 12.4 (22%)     max: 14.2 fps
min: 16.2     avg: 20.5     median: 20.5 (36%)     max: 25.8 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
1.2 GB/s (35%)
1.1 GB/s (32%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.4 GB/s (24%)
1.8 GB/s (31%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
7.6 GB/s (20%)
8.3 GB/s (22%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 509     avg: 601     median: 585.5 (7%)     max: 772 Seconds
min: 256     avg: 340     median: 341 (4%)     max: 429 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 315     avg: 359.3     median: 353.5 (2%)     max: 452 Seconds
min: 157     avg: 207.7     median: 211 (1%)     max: 251 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.443     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4852 sec
min: 0.4233     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.515 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
10693 Points (23%)
min: 14666     avg: 14844     median: 14843.5 (32%)     max: 15021 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.1 s (2%)
7.5 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.8 s (1%)
16.5 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
418.4 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
40813 Points (31%)
min: 79410     avg: 80381     median: 80381 (62%)     max: 81352 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 12322     avg: 14859     median: 15291 (38%)     max: 15903 Points
min: 18204     avg: 21223     median: 20949 (52%)     max: 24715 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
94008 Points (76%)
min: 106965     avg: 111352     median: 111352 (90%)     max: 115738 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
min: 106511     avg: 111384     median: 111384 (90%)     max: 116256 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
min: 108898     avg: 112983     median: 112983 (94%)     max: 117068 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 10515     avg: 13408     median: 13744 (35%)     max: 14569 Points
min: 19528     avg: 19733     median: 19769 (50%)     max: 19902 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 15893     avg: 20642     median: 21092 (38%)     max: 22333 Points
min: 27621     avg: 30658     median: 29128 (52%)     max: 37837 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 2097     avg: 6580     median: 7002 (30%)     max: 8295 Points
min: 9186     avg: 11565     median: 11334.5 (48%)     max: 13757 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
min: 2593     avg: 2740     median: 2755.5 (69%)     max: 2795 Points
min: 2858     avg: 2892     median: 2894 (72%)     max: 2925 Points
Geekbench 6.4 - Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
min: 9311     avg: 10876     median: 10972.5 (43%)     max: 11334 Points
min: 11979     avg: 14969     median: 15223 (59%)     max: 17489 Points
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
3105 Points (99%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
21003 Points (86%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 1891     avg: 1995     median: 2005.5 (78%)     max: 2046 Points
min: 1980     avg: 2081     median: 2103 (82%)     max: 2121 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 7717     avg: 9514     median: 9654 (17%)     max: 9864 Points
min: 11348     avg: 14420     median: 14322 (26%)     max: 17218 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2094 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
13465 Points (42%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
8697 Points (87%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
50379 Points (50%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 468     avg: 484.5     median: 475 (1%)     max: 559 ms
min: 427     avg: 441.3     median: 443 (1%)     max: 455 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
min: 94615     avg: 107955     median: 112290 (82%)     max: 113526 Points
min: 116699     avg: 119142     median: 118679 (87%)     max: 122048 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 199.5     avg: 269.7     median: 279.5 (77%)     max: 291 Points
min: 291     avg: 303.9     median: 303.5 (83%)     max: 317 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 219     avg: 284.2     median: 294.5 (53%)     max: 314 Points
min: 302     avg: 315.1     median: 315 (57%)     max: 327 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 1590     avg: 1689     median: 1706.5 (64%)     max: 1742 Points
min: 1665     avg: 1905     median: 1920 (72%)     max: 2058 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 28     avg: 44.8     median: 44.3 (8%)     max: 55.2 Watt
min: 49     avg: 72.1     median: 57.6 (10%)     max: 131.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 38.2     avg: 53.6     median: 54.1 (10%)     max: 61.6 Watt
min: 61.6     avg: 93.1     median: 69.9 (13%)     max: 168 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 1.484     avg: 4.5     median: 4.3 (3%)     max: 7.21 Watt
min: 4.84     avg: 7.7     median: 7.6 (5%)     max: 11.1 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 2.25     avg: 5.1     median: 5.5 (6%)     max: 9.04 Watt
min: 7.39     avg: 8.8     median: 9 (10%)     max: 9.56 Watt
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 26.1     avg: 29.6     median: 29.2 (22%)     max: 33.5 Points per Watt
min: 20.5     avg: 34.6     median: 39.5 (29%)     max: 40.6 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Intel Core Ultra 7 258V → 100% n=40

Average Benchmarks Intel Core Ultra 7 255H → 132% n=40

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