Intel Core i7-12800HX vs Intel Core Ultra 7 258V

Core i7-12800HX vs Core Ultra 7 258V comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-12800HX beats the Core Ultra 7 258V in overall performance. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 258V has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-12800HX has significantly more cores with 16 cores whereas the Core Ultra 7 258V has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Core Ultra 7 258V. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 258V has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12800HX. In addition, both chips have the same turbo speed. In terms of cache, the Core Ultra 7 258V has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-12800HX. Despite this, the Core i7-12800HX has significantly more L3 cache compared to the Core Ultra 7 258V.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-12800HX has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.