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Intel Core Ultra 7 258V

8 • 8 • 4.8 GHz • BGA (Lehimli)

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8Core
8Thread
4.8 GHzBoost
BGA (Lehimli)Socket
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Should I buy it?

Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
WAIT
  • 23 months on the market — a successor may be near
  • No real owner data yet — the verdict stays cautious
Great choice if these matter:
  • Work / Productivity
  • Daily Use
  • Value for Money
Watch out for:
  • 8 cores with no Hyper-Threading caps multi-core throughput well below H- and HX-class chips.
  • On-package memory means the RAM you buy is the RAM forever — 32 GB is the ceiling.
23 months on the market
Regret riskMODERATElimited data
Main risks
  • A successor may be near — 23 months since release
  • 8 cores with no Hyper-Threading caps multi-core throughput well below H- and HX-class chips.
  • On-package memory means the RAM you buy is the RAM forever — 32 GB is the ceiling.
  • Peak single-core trails Arrow Lake and desktop-class silicon.
The risk level is computed from the release date, verified weaknesses and real owner reports. The confidence score only appears once real owner data exists.
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Core Structure

How many cores does the processor have?

Manufacturer's official core and architecture information.

CORE STRUCTURE

The structure decisive in multi-core tasks.

8 Core

8-core — Total Cores · 8 Thread — Concurrent Threads · 4 Performance — High-performance core · 4 Efficiency — Low-power core · Lion Cove / Skymont LP — Core architecture

8-core8 Thread4 Performance4 EfficiencyLion Cove / Skymont LP
8-coreTotal Cores
8 ThreadConcurrent Threads
4 PerformanceHigh-performance core
4 EfficiencyLow-power core
Lion Cove / Skymont LPCore architecture
Frequency

How fast does it work?

Manufacturer's official frequency values.

FREQUENCY

Value that determines single-core performance.

4.8 GHz Boost

4.8 GHz — Maximum boost frequency · 2.2 GHz — Base frequency

4.8 GHz2.2 GHz
4.8 GHzMaximum boost frequency
2.2 GHzBase frequency
Power and Cooling

How much power does it draw?

Official power values that determine cooling needs.

POWER AND COOLING

These values determine the cooling budget.

17 W TDP

17 W — Base Power Consumption (TDP) · 37 W — Maximum turbo power

17 W37 W
17 WBase Power Consumption (TDP)
37 WMaximum turbo power
Who Is It For?

Where does it stand out?

A quick usage guide built from the product's specs and the editorial summary.

Work / Productivity

Battery life and screen quality are an advantage for heavy daily work use.

Great fit
Daily Use

Smoothness, battery, and camera balance stand out in everyday use.

Great fit
Value for Money

Strong price-to-performance for the hardware it offers.

Great fit
Editorial Analysis

Strengths and points to consider

Compiled by the Kacbu editorial team from spec sheets, independent press reviews and reported user feedback.

Strengths based on the specs
On-package LPDDR5X-8533 memory cuts power and latency — the same trick Apple Silicon uses, arriving on x86.
47 TOPS NPU clears Microsoft's Copilot+ bar with headroom.
Arc 140V with 8 Xe2 cores is genuinely competitive integrated graphics for light gaming.
17-37W envelope delivers 20-hour-class battery life in machines like the XPS 13.
Full x86 compatibility — none of the ARM emulation caveats of Snapdragon rivals.
Things to consider
8 cores with no Hyper-Threading caps multi-core throughput well below H- and HX-class chips.
On-package memory means the RAM you buy is the RAM forever — 32 GB is the ceiling.
Peak single-core trails Arrow Lake and desktop-class silicon.
The efficient design costs raw speed: this is an endurance chip, not a performance one.
Historical Product Info

Official launch details

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AnnouncedSeptember 3, 2024

The manufacturer's official announcement date.

ReleaseSeptember 24, 2024

The start of the initial sales period.

Design🇺🇸 United States
Manufacturing🇹🇼 Taiwan

Intel designs Lunar Lake in the US; the compute tile is fabricated at TSMC in Taiwan, with Intel handling packaging — including mounting the memory dies onto the CPU package.

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Specifications

Intel Core Ultra 7 258V specifications

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General

Family
Lunar Lake (Core Ultra 200V)
Segment
Thin and light laptop
Release Year
2024
Manufacturer
Intel

Core Structure

Cores
8
Threads
8
Architecture
Lion Cove / Skymont LP
Efficiency Cores
4
Performance Cores
4

Frequency

Base Clock
2.2 GHz
Boost Clock
4.8 GHz

Cache

L3 Cache
12 MB MB

Memory

Max Memory
32 GB
Memory Type
LPDDR5X-8533 (integrated in package)

Graphics Unit

Integrated Graphics
Intel Arc 140V (8 Xe2 cores)

Power

TDP
17 W
Max Turbo Power
37 W

Platform

Socket
BGA (Lehimli)
Process
TSMC 3nm
Lithography
3 nm
Neural Engine
NPU 4 — 47 TOPS (Copilot+)
FAQ

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What the numbers on the spec sheet actually mean in day-to-day use.

Should you buy the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V?
The Kacbu decision box currently says WAIT for the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V: either the model has been on the market long enough that a successor may be near, or owner data is weak. The reasons are in the decision box at the top of this page.
Why is the memory on the CPU package?
Moving memory next to the die shortens the physical path data travels, which saves power on every access — a meaningful share of Lunar Lake's battery-life advantage. The trade-off is permanence: laptop makers cannot offer memory slots, so the configuration you buy is final.
Core Ultra 7 258V or Ryzen AI 9 HX 370?
The AMD chip wins multi-core throughput (12 cores against 8) and integrated GPU peak; the Intel chip answers with lower drain at idle and light loads, which is what all-day battery actually depends on. Endurance-first ultrabooks lean 258V; do-everything thin machines lean HX 370.
Is it a Copilot+ chip?
Yes — its 47 TOPS NPU exceeds Microsoft's 40 TOPS requirement, so on-device AI features like live translation, studio effects and Recall all activate. It was Intel's first chip to qualify.
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