Ultra 5 225F vs Xeon E5-2697A v4
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 225F outperforms Xeon E5-2697A v4 by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 563 | 311 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.70 | 65.03 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon E5 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 8.90 | 28.16 |
| Architecture codename | Broadwell (2015−2019) | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 7 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,891 | $231 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ultra 5 225F has 2309% better value for money than Xeon E5-2697A v4.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core Ultra 5 225F 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 32 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | QPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2 × 9.6 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | no data | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 3 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 40 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 456.12 mm2 | 243 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 78 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7200 Million | 17,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core Ultra 5 225F 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 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA2011 | FCLGA1851 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core Ultra 5 225F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core Ultra 5 225F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core Ultra 5 225F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2697A v4 and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400 | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | 1.5 TB | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 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 E5-2697A v4 and Core Ultra 5 225F.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.55 | 19.22 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 7 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 10 |
| Threads | 32 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon E5-2697A v4 has 60% more physical cores and 220% more threads.
Ultra 5 225F, on the other hand, has a 41.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 123.1% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 5 225F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2697A v4 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2697A v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225F is a desktop one.
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