Ultra 5 238V vs Xeon E5-2667
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 238V outperforms Xeon E5-2667 by a whopping 197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2667 and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1272 | 525 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.28 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 3.44 | 78.15 |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge-EP (2012) | Lunar Lake (2024) |
| Release date | 6 March 2012 (12 years ago) | 24 September 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $714 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2667 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 cores | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 37 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 15360 KB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 435 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 85 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,270 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2667 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 configuration | 2 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | Intel BGA 2833 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2667 and Core Ultra 5 238V. 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 |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2667 and Core Ultra 5 238V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2667 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 E5-2667 and Core Ultra 5 238V. 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 | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Arc 130V |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2667 and Core Ultra 5 238V.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 4 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.72 | 14.03 |
| Recency | 6 March 2012 | 24 September 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 17 Watt |
Xeon E5-2667 has 50% more threads.
Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has a 197.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 33.3% more physical cores, a 966.7% more advanced lithography process, and 664.7% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 5 238V is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2667 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2667 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 238V is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2667 and Core Ultra 5 238V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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