Intel Core Ultra 7 258V mobile processor matches top Ryzen 'Phoenix' chips in BAPCO performance charts

Lunar Lake CPU
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Benchmarks for Intel’s next-generation Lunar Lake chips surfaced on BAPCo’s laptop CPU charts, with the results for the 'Core Ultra 7 258V 2.20 GHz' besting the Meteor Lake Core Ultra 5 125H and getting similar performance to AMD’s Ryzen 9 and Ryzen 7 7040 'Phonenix' chips. The Intel Core Ultra 200V processors are expected to arrive in September this year, so many laptop makers are testing and finalizing their products. This process includes benchmark testing, and we’ve also seen some results for the same chip appear on the more popular Geekbench benchmark.

(Image credit: BAPCo)

The BAPCo test was run using its CrossMark benchmark, a multi-platform testing app that looks at overall system performance based on real-world usage patterns similar to how actual users drive their PCs on a day-to-day basis. Leaked specs show a P-Core Boost Clock of 4.8 GHz and Base Clock of 2.2 GHz, while its E-Core Boost Clock speed is 3.7 GHz.

However, we should note that the 258V is rated for a base TDP of 17W and a max turbo power of 30W. This is comparable to the ultra-low power Meteor Lake chips, like the Core Ultra 7 164U and Core Ultra 5 134U. So, it makes sense for the chip to be outperformed by its older but higher-powered cousins like the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and up. Nevertheless, it outperforms the Core Ultra 5 125H, despite the latter being rated for 28 to 115W TDP.

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We should also reiterate the known fact that Lunar Lake chips will ditch Hyper-Threading technology to make its chips more power-efficient for thin-and-light laptops. Rumors indicate that the Core Ultra 7 258V will only have four P-Cores and four E-Cores, for a total of eight cores and eight threads. That means it will have fewer cores and threads than the Core Ultra 5 125H, which has four P-Cores (eight threads) and eight E-Cores.

Remember, these are benchmark results of laptops that are still under engineering development. While these numbers are indicative of how the chip could perform, note that actual performance is subject to change, depending on how well the manufacturer optimizes hardware/software for the final product. Furthermore, different laptop models will likely have some minor differences. 

If you’re raring to get Intel’s latest and take advantage of Lunar Lake’s IPC gains, you should at least wait for laptop reviews to come out, like our Copilot+ PC launch testing live blog. That way, you know what you’re diving into and can avoid nasty surprises when you boot up your new computer.

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Jowi Morales
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Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He’s been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he’s been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics.

  • Rumors indicate that the Core Ultra 7 258V will only have four P-Cores and four E-Cores, for a total of eight cores and eight threads. That means it will have fewer cores and threads than the Core Ultra 5 125H, which has four P-Cores (eight threads) and eight E-Cores.

    Wrong, the Core Ultra 5 125H sports a total of 14 cores. That is 4 Performance + 8 Efficient + 2 LP E cores in total. And total thread count is 18.

    So the new Core Ultra 7 258V lunar lake chip definitely has fewer cores/threads, but the entire Lunar Lake SoC lineup is targeting low-power mobile market segment. Focusing on enhancing power efficiency and optimizing performance across the board.
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  • KnightShadey
    Metal Messiah. said:
    Wrong, the Core Ultra 5 125H sports a total of 14 cores. That is 4 Performance + 8 Efficient + 2 LP E cores in total. And total thread count is 18.

    Yep, people always forget the Lonely Island.... err... Low Power Island.

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  • KnightShadey said:
    Yep, people always forget the Lonely Island.... err... Low Power Island.

    Intel previously planned to use actual "LP E" cores on Lunar Lake as well, in place of the usual E cores which we are now getting on the lineup. But they later dropped the idea.

    An old slide from Intel. Here they seem to mention 4 Low Power E core cluster.

    Assuming these weren't the standard E-Cores for Lunar Lake CPUs, then Intel could have achieved even bigger generational "Performance Per Watt" gains with these thin and light series of laptop chips.


    https://i.imgur.com/TU4A8xa.jpeg
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  • TheJoker2020
    Metal Messiah. said:
    Wrong, the Core Ultra 5 125H sports a total of 14 cores. That is 4 Performance + 8 Efficient + 2 LP E cores in total. And total thread count is 18.
    I thought that the LP E-cores were not visible to the end user and because of the way that they work and performance they have that the consensus of opinion is that they are not realistically counted, even by Intel as a "core" that they advertise.
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  • TheJoker2020 said:
    I thought that the LP E-cores were not visible to the end user and because of the way that they work and performance they have that the consensus of opinion is that they are not realistically counted, even by Intel as a "core" that they advertise.

    For Intel they actually counted as cores on the SoC tile when it came to handle deep background tasks in idle/sleep mode. When this was happening, Intel's' thread director could easily turn off the inactive CPU tile as well.
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  • Did the Core Ultra 7 258V entry just disappear from that BAPCO chart ? 🙄 https://results.bapco.com/charts/facet/CrossMark/cpu/all/notebook

    Found an entry for the Core Ultra 7 268V instead. But the result is "Pending Publication".

    https://results.bapco.com/facet/detail/CrossMark/cpu/all/notebook/Intel Core Ultra 7 268V 2.20GHz
    https://i.imgur.com/8oR9H8X.png
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  • hidaamoro
    Why would anyone take bapco benchmarks seriously after they were found favoring intel cpus? Ftc fine intel because of this.

    Amd and nvidia both left.
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  • dalek1234
    "BAPCO-being-a-joke" aside, why are they comparing Intel's 258V it to AMD's Phoenix? Phoenix is previous gen. At the very least, they should be comparing it to current-gen (Hawk Point). But realistically, given that AMD's next-gen is releasing in 17 days, a comparison to that in 17 days will make more sense...except that we won't see 258V before September.

    I smell a rat
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  • Some Hawk Point SKUs are there in the same chart, for example the Ryzen 7 8845HS/H, Ryzen 9 8945HS.

    https://results.bapco.com/facet/detail/CrossMark/cpu/all/notebook/AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
    https://results.bapco.com/facet/detail/CrossMark/cpu/all/notebook/AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
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  • TechyIT223
    hidaamoro said:
    Why would anyone take bapco benchmarks seriously after they were found favoring intel cpus? Ftc fine intel because of this.

    Amd and nvidia both left.

    Nobody is taking it seriously IMO. Just a leaked benchmark spotting being reported as a news.

    I guess some sort of proof that next gen parts are being tested is well worth the mention.
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