Ultra 5 245K vs Xeon E3-1125C

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1125C and Core Ultra 5 245K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated174
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data73.74
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data20.83
Architecture codenameGladden (2012)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)24 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1125C and Core Ultra 5 245K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads414
Base clock speedno data4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rateno data159 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm3 nm
Die size216 mm2243 mm2
Number of transistors1,160 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1125C and Core Ultra 5 245K 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
SocketIntel BGA12831851
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Core Ultra 5 245K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1125C and Core Ultra 5 245K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Core Ultra 5 245K are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1125C and Core Ultra 5 245K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5

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 E3-1125C and Core Ultra 5 245K.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 May 2012 24 October 2024
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 4 14
Chip lithography 32 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E3-1125C has 212.5% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 245K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 250% more physical cores and 250% more threads, and a 966.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1125C and Core Ultra 5 245K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1125C is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 245K is a desktop one.


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