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Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Core 5 320

59 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
VS
54 out of 100
Intel Core 5 320
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
Intel Core 5 320

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 258V with 8-cores against the 1.5 GHz Core 5 320 with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (2)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 320 and 258V
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
  • More powerful Intel Arc Graphics 140V integrated graphics: 4 vs 1.3 TFLOPS
  • Has 6 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming
  • Has 2 more physical cores
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0
  • 4% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.6 GHz)
Advantages of Intel Core 5 320
  • Newer - released 1 year and 7 months later
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5X-7467 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process – 2 versus 3 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 258V
vs
Core 5 320

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 113
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 566
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 7 258V +34%
10802
Core 5 320
8069
File compression 1020 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 66.1 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 287.7 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 295.6 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 276.7 pages/sec -
Background blur 46.5 images/sec -
Photo processing 113.9 images/sec -
Ray tracing 14 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core Ultra 7 258V +25%
18885
Core 5 320
15109
Integer math 42.9 GOps/sec 31.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 57.4 GOps/sec 41.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 185M Primes/sec 110M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21.6M Strings/sec 17.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 13.5 GBytes/sec 10.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 176.6 MBytes/sec 144.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 1565 Frames/sec 1200 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.7B Matrices/sec 12.9B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2133 & 71 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 17.2 PPW 26.7 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 291.9 PPW 537.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 510.4 PPW 1007.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.48 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-18 (THINKPAD T16 GEN4)Cinebench 2024122 / 584
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Matty)Cinebench 2024113 / 512
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondrajuGeekbench 6 CPU2869 / 11446
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 258V and Core 5 320

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 4, 2024 April 16, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Lunar Lake Wildcat Lake
Model number 258V 320
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Intel CPU rating (88th and 117th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 2
P-Threads 4 2
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 6
Total Threads 8 6
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 15x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 2 nm
TDP (PL1) 17-37 W (configurable) 10-15 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 35 W
Socket FCBGA-2833 FCBGA1516
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (111th and 154th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 140V Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
GPU Base Clock 600 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1950 MHz 2500 MHz
Shading Units 1024 256
TMUs - 16
ROPs - 8
Execution Units - 4
TGP 30 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 258V +208%
4 TFLOPS
Core 5 320
1.3 TFLOPS
More info: Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) compared to Arc 140V

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-7467
- DDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 1
Max. Memory Bandwidth - 59.7 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 258V official page Intel Core 5 320 official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes 8 6

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Intel Core 5 320 or Ultra 7 258V?
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ComputerNerd July 23, 2026 at 03:28 AM
Easy win for the Intel Lunar Lake CPU (Intel core Ultra 7 258v). Better in almost every way except battery life. Lunar Lake provides good battery life, but not as good as Panther Lake.
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fuuk1 July 26, 2026 at 10:40 AM
You'd compare Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Lunar Lake) with Intel Core Ultra 7 355 (Panther Lake), the actual successor of the chip, you don't compare it with Intel Core 5 320 (Wildcat Lake) which is Panther Lake's low power and binned version of chips. Intel's CU7 355 has weaker GPU than Intel CU7 258V though but Intel CU7 355 has better CPU and power efficiency.
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