Ultra 7 258V vs Xeon Gold 6254

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6254 and Core Ultra 7 258V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	288	619
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.43	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	9.39	69.86
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,803	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6254 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 cores	18 (Octadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	36	8
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	37 MHz
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	18 MB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24.75 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	82 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6254 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 configuration	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Core Ultra 7 258V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6254 and Core Ultra 7 258V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Core Ultra 7 258V are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Core Ultra 7 258V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6254 and Core Ultra 7 258V.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	4

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.84	12.55
Recency	2 April 2019	24 September 2024
Physical cores	18	8
Threads	36	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	17 Watt

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