Ultra 9 285 vs Xeon E5-1680 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking912not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency5.57no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate0 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm3 nm
Die size356 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285 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
SocketFCLGA20111851
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 24
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 22 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 125 Watt

Ultra 9 285 has 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 12% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-1680 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-1680 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 285 is a desktop one.


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