AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Intel Core Ultra 7 258V

Ryzen Z1 Extreme vs Core Ultra 7 258V specs and performance

In our benchmarks, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme beats the Core Ultra 7 258V in overall performance. Despite this, the Core Ultra 7 258V has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores but the Ryzen Z1 Extreme has more threads. With our hardware info, we find that the Ryzen Z1 Extreme has a significantly higher clock speed than the Core Ultra 7 258V. Also, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme has a slightly higher turbo speed. The cache sizes of these CPUs are different. Indeed, the Core Ultra 7 258V has significantly more L2 cache than the Ryzen Z1 Extreme. Despite this, the Ryzen Z1 Extreme has slightly 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 Ryzen Z1 Extreme has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.