The invention provides a high-performance steel wire rope core, and belongs to the technical field of steel wire ropes. The steel wire rope core comprises a carbon fiber inner core, six synthetic cores, twelve outer steel wires, six thin steel wires, six oil hemp cores, twelve medium thin steel wires, an anti-corrosion layer, a zinc coating and a flexible silica gel layer, and through cooperation of the carbon fiber inner core, the synthetic cores and the outer steel wires, the rope core has high strength, high density and good bending fatigue resistance. The strength of the rope core is improved through the thin steel wires and the medium-thin steel wires, meanwhile, the oil hemp core can slowly release lubricating grease, the service life of the rope core of the elevator steel wire rope is prolonged, the use performance of the rope core is better through the arrangement of the anti-corrosion layer, the zinc coating and the flexible silica gel layer, and therefore the rope core has extremely high use value. The invention further provides a manufacturing method of the high-performance steel wire rope core, the method is simple and clear in operation process and high in applicability, the manufactured steel wire rope core is excellent in performance, and a steel wire rope using the steel wire rope core is light in dead weight and long in service life.