Xeon W-1290E vs Ultra 5 225

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	311	699
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	63.76	34.17
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	29.09	11.88
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	TSMC	Intel
Architecture codename	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	7 January 2025 (less than a year ago)	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$246	$552

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ultra 5 225 has 87% better value for money than Xeon W-1290E.

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 225 and Xeon W-1290E 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-cores	6	no data
Efficient-cores	4	no data
Threads	10	20
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Die size	243 mm2	206 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	17,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 225 and Xeon W-1290E 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1851	1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Xeon W-1290E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-
Supported AI Software Frameworks	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN	-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 225 and Xeon W-1290E 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 5 225 and Xeon W-1290E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Xeon W-1290E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-6400	DDR4
Maximum memory size	256 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.8 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 225 and Xeon W-1290E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Xeon W-1290E integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4K @ 60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	8K @ 60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Xeon W-1290E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 225 and Xeon W-1290E.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.75	11.79
Recency	7 January 2025	13 May 2020
Threads	10	20
Chip lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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