Ultra 5 225F vs Xeon D-2899NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2899NT and Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,138	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2899NT and Core Ultra 5 225F 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	22 (Docosa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	44	10
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Die size	no data	243 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2899NT and Core Ultra 5 225F 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	FCBGA2579	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2899NT and Core Ultra 5 225F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon D-2899NT and Core Ultra 5 225F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2899NT and Core Ultra 5 225F are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2899NT and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2899NT and Core Ultra 5 225F.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	32	20
USB revision	3.0	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	24	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	22	10
Threads	44	10
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	65 Watt

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