Xeon w5-2445 vs Ultra 9 285H
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 9 285H outperforms Xeon w5-2445 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 343 | 375 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 27.35 | 19.61 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Power efficiency | 18.26 | 4.43 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Arrow Lake-H (2024−2025) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 6 January 2024 (1 year ago) | 15 February 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $651 | $839 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ultra 9 285H has 39% better value for money than Xeon w5-2445.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core Ultra 9 285H and Xeon w5-2445 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | 6 | 10 |
| Efficient-cores | 8 | no data |
| Low Power Efficient-cores | 2 | no data |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 26.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 110 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core Ultra 9 285H and Xeon w5-2445 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 | FCBGA2049 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 175 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Xeon w5-2445. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| SIPP | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT, DirectML, WebNN | - |
Security technologies
Core Ultra 9 285H and Xeon w5-2445 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Xeon w5-2445 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Xeon w5-2445. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-6400 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 2 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® Arc™ 140T GPU | N/A |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 2.35 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 9 285H and Xeon w5-2445 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Xeon w5-2445 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) | no data |
| Max resolution over eDP | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Xeon w5-2445 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12.2 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 9 285H and Xeon w5-2445.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 28 | 64 |
| PCI support | 5.0 and 4.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.48 | 18.35 |
| Recency | 6 January 2024 | 15 February 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 175 Watt |
Ultra 9 285H has a 6.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 60% more physical cores, and 288.9% lower power consumption.
Xeon w5-2445, on the other hand, has 25% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core Ultra 9 285H and Intel Xeon w5-2445.
Be aware that Core Ultra 9 285H is a notebook processor while Xeon w5-2445 is a server/workstation one.
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