Ultra 9 285K vs Xeon D-1846

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1846 and Core Ultra 9 285K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated53
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data74.35
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data32.46
Architecture codenameno dataArrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date1 October 2023 (1 year ago)24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1846 and Core Ultra 9 285K 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2024
Base clock speed2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus rateno data250 MHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data3 MB (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyno data3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1846 and Core Ultra 9 285K 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCBGA22271851
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1846 and Core Ultra 9 285K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist-no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon D-1846 and Core Ultra 9 285K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1846 and Core Ultra 9 285K are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1846 and Core Ultra 9 285K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size256 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1846 and Core Ultra 9 285K.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes1620
USB revision3.0no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports24no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2023 24 October 2024
Physical cores 10 24
Threads 20 24
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon D-1846 has 127.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 140% more physical cores and 20% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1846 and Core Ultra 9 285K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-1846 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 285K is a desktop one.


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