Ultra 9 285 vs Xeon E5-2440 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2440 v2 and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1280	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.26	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	4.68	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)	$400	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2440 v2 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	16	24
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	5.6 GHz
Bus rate	7.2 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Die size	160 mm2	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2440 v2 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 configuration	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1356	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2440 v2 and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2440 v2 and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2440 v2 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 E5-2440 v2 and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	384 GB	no data
Max memory channels	3	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2440 v2 and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	24	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	24
Threads	16	24
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

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