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Intel Core Ultra 7 258V vs Ultra 5 228V

59 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
VS
56 out of 100
Intel Core Ultra 5 228V
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
Intel Core Ultra 5 228V

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 2.2 GHz Intel Core Ultra 7 258V against the 2.1 GHz Ultra 5 228V. 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

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 228V and 258V
Advantages of Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
  • Has 4 MB larger L3 cache size
  • More powerful Intel Arc Graphics 140V integrated graphics: 4 vs 3.3 TFLOPS
  • 7% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.8 GHz vs 4.5 GHz)

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core Ultra 7 258V
vs
Core Ultra 5 228V

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
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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)
File compression 1020 MB/sec 974.7 MB/sec
Clang compilation 66.1 Klines/sec 61.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 287.7 pages/sec 256.9 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 295.6 Mpixels/sec 274.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 276.7 pages/sec 275.8 pages/sec
Background blur 46.5 images/sec 47 images/sec
Photo processing 113.9 images/sec 113 images/sec
Ray tracing 14 Mpixels/sec 12.8 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)
Integer math 42.9 GOps/sec 39.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 57.4 GOps/sec 53.2 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 185M Primes/sec 168M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21.6M Strings/sec 21.2M Strings/sec
Data encryption 13.5 GBytes/sec 13 GBytes/sec
Data compression 176.6 MBytes/sec 173.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 1565 Frames/sec 1535 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.7B Matrices/sec 14.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 2133 & 193 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 14.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 291.9 PPW 276.6 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 510.4 PPW 492.1 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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-18 (THINKPAD T16 GEN4)Cinebench 2024122 / 584
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Matty)Cinebench 2024113 / 512
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-15 -> maheshkondrajuGeekbench 6 CPU2869 / 11446
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Intel Core Ultra 5 228V
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core Ultra 7 258V and Ultra 5 228V

General

Vendor Intel Intel
Released September 4, 2024 September 4, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Lunar Lake Lunar Lake
Model number 258V 228V
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140V Arc Graphics 130V
Intel CPU rating (88th and 106th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 4
P-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (P) 2.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.8 GHz 4.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.2 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.7 GHz 3.5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 8 8
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 22x 21x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 2560K (per core) 2560K (per core)
L3 Cache 12MB (shared) 8MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 17-37 W (configurable) 17-37 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 37 W
Socket FCBGA-2833 FCBGA-2833
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (111th and 142nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 140V Intel Arc Graphics 130V
GPU Base Clock 600 MHz 600 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1950 MHz 1850 MHz
Shading Units 1024 896
TGP 30 W 30 W
iGPU FLOPS
Core Ultra 7 258V +21%
4 TFLOPS
Core Ultra 5 228V
3.3 TFLOPS
More info: Arc 130V compared to Arc 140V

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site Intel Core Ultra 7 258V official page Intel Core Ultra 5 228V official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 8 8

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Comments

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