Ultra 5 225 vs Xeon E-2436

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E-2436
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.04
Core Ultra 5 225
2025
10 cores / 10 threads, 65 Watt
19.62
+39.7%

Core Ultra 5 225 outperforms Xeon E-2436 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking532299
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation98.2562.76
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency20.5628.73
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)7 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$331$246

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2436 has 57% better value for money than Ultra 5 225.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-cores66
Efficient-coresno data4
Threads1210
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate16 GT/sno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die size163 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA1851
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology22.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size128 GB192 GB
Max memory channels22
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.8 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data4K @ 60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data8K @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2436 and Core Ultra 5 225.

PCIe version55.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

Xeon E-2436 14.04
Ultra 5 225 19.62
+39.7%

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.

Xeon E-2436 22487
Ultra 5 225 31435
+39.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.04 19.62
Recency 14 December 2023 7 January 2025
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 10

Xeon E-2436 has 20% more threads.

Ultra 5 225, on the other hand, has a 39.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 66.7% more physical cores.

The Core Ultra 5 225 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2436 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E-2436 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225 is a desktop one.

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