Ultra 9 285 vs Xeon E5-4660 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4660 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking857not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency7.07no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4660 v3 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2824
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate9.6 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache35 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm3 nm
Die size356 mm2243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)83 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4660 v3 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 configuration41
SocketFCLGA20111851
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4660 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
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
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4660 v3 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 E5-4660 v3 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 E5-4660 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-4660 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 14 24
Threads 28 24
Chip lithography 22 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E5-4660 v3 has 16.7% more threads, and 4.2% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has 71.4% more physical cores, and a 633.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-4660 v3 and Core Ultra 9 285. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-4660 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 285 is a desktop one.


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