Ultra 5 225 vs Xeon E7-8860

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8860 and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Architecture codenameWestmere-EX (2011)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$4,061no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8860 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2010
Base clock speed2.26 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.67 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm3 nm
Die size513 mm2243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8860 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1567,LGA15671851
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8860 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 E7-8860 and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size4 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AArc Xe-LPG Graphics 32EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8860 and Core Ultra 5 225.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Threads 20 10
Chip lithography 32 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E7-8860 has 100% more threads.

Ultra 5 225, on the other hand, has a 966.7% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8860 and Core Ultra 5 225. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8860 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225 is a desktop one.


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