Ultra 7 258V vs Ryzen 5 2500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.28
Core Ultra 7 258V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 17 Watt
12.77
+198%

Core Ultra 7 258V outperforms Ryzen 5 2500U by a whopping 198% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 7 258V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1380614
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency26.0268.50
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 7 258V basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache384 KB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4950 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 7 258V compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 7 258V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 7 258V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 7 258V are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 7 258V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2500U and Core Ultra 7 258V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes124

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4.28
Ultra 7 258V 12.77
+198%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 5 2500U 6546
Ultra 7 258V 19539
+198%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4411
Ultra 7 258V 9982
+126%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Ryzen 5 2500U 15684
Ultra 7 258V 36479
+133%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Ryzen 5 2500U 4828
Ultra 7 258V 10693
+121%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Ryzen 5 2500U 7
Ultra 7 258V 20
+196%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 2500U 609
Ultra 7 258V 1593
+161%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 2500U 137
Ultra 7 258V 270
+97.1%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 2500U 1.59
Ultra 7 258V 3.36
+111%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Ryzen 5 2500U 3.3
Ultra 7 258V 7.6
+130%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Ryzen 5 2500U 2426
Ultra 7 258V 8536
+252%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 2500U 2515
Ultra 7 258V 9540
+279%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 5 2500U 771
+106%
Ultra 7 258V 374

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 5 2500U 831
Ultra 7 258V 1973
+137%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 5 2500U 3441
Ultra 7 258V 5670
+64.8%

7-Zip

Ryzen 5 2500U 16251
Ultra 7 258V 34255
+111%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 5 2500U 160
Ultra 7 258V 270
+68.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.28 12.77
Recency 26 October 2017 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 17 Watt

Ryzen 5 2500U has 13.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 258V, on the other hand, has a 198.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Core Ultra 7 258V is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2500U in performance tests.


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