Ultra 9 285 vs Xeon E5220

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5220 and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataArrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5220 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 coresno data24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threadsno data24
Base clock speed2.33 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speedno data5.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data3 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5220 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA7711851
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5220 and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5220 and Core Ultra 9 285 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 E5220 and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5220 and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 Depends on motherboard

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 E5220 and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon E5220 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5220 and Core Ultra 9 285. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5220 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 285 is a desktop one.


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