Ultra 7 258V vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 1800X
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
10.30
Core Ultra 7 258V
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 17 Watt
12.45
+20.9%

Core Ultra 7 258V outperforms Ryzen 7 1800X by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Core Ultra 7 258V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking749614
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.12no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency10.2669.31
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date2 March 2017 (7 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s37 MHz
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache768 KB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache4096 KB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache16384 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X 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
SocketAM4Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X 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++
FMAFMA3-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
XFR+-
SenseMI+-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1800X 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 7 1800X 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 7 1800X and Core Ultra 7 258V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Core Ultra 7 258V.

PCIe versionn/a5.0
PCI Express lanes204

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 7 1800X 10.30
Ultra 7 258V 12.45
+20.9%

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 7 1800X 16360
Ultra 7 258V 19773
+20.9%

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 7 1800X 5062
Ultra 7 258V 9982
+97.2%

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 7 1800X 32833
Ultra 7 258V 36479
+11.1%

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 7 1800X 9585
Ultra 7 258V 10693
+11.6%

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 7 1800X 18
Ultra 7 258V 20
+9.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 1800X 1618
+1.6%
Ultra 7 258V 1593

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 7 1800X 161
Ultra 7 258V 270
+67.9%

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 7 1800X 1.79
Ultra 7 258V 3.36
+87.7%

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 7 1800X 9.7
+27.6%
Ultra 7 258V 7.6

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 7 1800X 3967
Ultra 7 258V 8536
+115%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 1800X 6545
Ultra 7 258V 9540
+45.8%

Blender(-)

Ryzen 7 1800X 295
Ultra 7 258V 374
+26.7%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 1800X 1023
Ultra 7 258V 1973
+92.8%

7-Zip Single

Ryzen 7 1800X 4062
Ultra 7 258V 5670
+39.6%

7-Zip

Ryzen 7 1800X 40776
+19%
Ultra 7 258V 34255

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 1800X 187
Ultra 7 258V 270
+44.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.30 12.45
Recency 2 March 2017 24 September 2024
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 17 Watt

Ryzen 7 1800X has 100% more threads.

Ultra 7 258V, on the other hand, has a 20.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 458.8% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 7 258V is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 1800X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 7 1800X is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 258V is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 1800X and Core Ultra 7 258V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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