Ultra 7 265KF vs Xeon E5-2450 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 7 265KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1130	73
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	100.00
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	5.67	29.53
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	24 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$379

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 7 265KF 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)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5.5 GHz
Bus rate	8 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)	30 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
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 7 265KF 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 E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 7 265KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
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 E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 7 265KF 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 7 265KF 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 7 265KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5
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

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2450 v2 and Core Ultra 7 265KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	24	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.69	39.01
Recency	1 September 2013	24 October 2024
Physical cores	8	20
Threads	16	20
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

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