Ultra 5 225F vs Xeon E-2278GEL

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2278GEL and Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	947	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.65	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	20.46	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Arrow Lake-S (2024)
Release date	11 June 2019 (5 years ago)	October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$519	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2278GEL 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	8 (Octa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	16	10
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Die size	180 mm2	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2278GEL 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	1151	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2278GEL and Core Ultra 5 225F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2278GEL and Core Ultra 5 225F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2278GEL 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 E-2278GEL and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics P630

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2278GEL and Core Ultra 5 225F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	10
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt

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