Ultra 5 238V vs Xeon E5-2450 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1132not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiency5.67no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s37 MHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm3 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature80 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1356Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 5 238V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
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 E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.4 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes244

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2013 24 September 2024
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon E5-2450 v2 has 100% more threads.

Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 458.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 5 238V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2450 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 238V is a notebook one.


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