Xeon Platinum 8163 vs Ultra 5 125H

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking501not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-HIntel Xeon Platinum
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1848
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache112 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)24 MB
L3 cache18 MB (shared)33 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature110 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 configuration18 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCBGA2049Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)28 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedno data
Deep Learning Boost+-
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size96 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidthno data128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphicsno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency2.2 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)no data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.2no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes2848
PCI support5.0 and 4.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 14 24
Threads 18 48

Xeon Platinum 8163 has 71.4% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Platinum 8163. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core Ultra 5 125H is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8163 is a server/workstation one.


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