Ultra 5 225H vs Xeon E7-8890 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E7-8890 v4
2016
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
1.28
Core Ultra 5 225H
2025
14 cores / 14 threads, 115 Watt
16.03
+1152%

Core Ultra 5 225H outperforms Xeon E7-8890 v4 by a whopping 1152% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2346435
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Power efficiency0.7413.28
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)no data
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)1 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,174no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data4
Efficient-coresno data8
Low Power Efficient-coresno data2
Threads4814
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate3 × 9.6 GT/sno data
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache60 MB18 MB
Chip lithography14 nmno data
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H 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
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT, DirectML, WebNN

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H 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 E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1333, DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size3 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Arc™ 130T GPU
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data2.2 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8890 v4 and Core Ultra 5 225H.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes3228
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

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.

Xeon E7-8890 v4 1.28
Ultra 5 225H 16.03
+1152%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon E7-8890 v4 2054
Ultra 5 225H 25717
+1152%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.28 16.03
Recency 20 June 2016 1 January 2025
Physical cores 24 14
Threads 48 14
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 115 Watt

Xeon E7-8890 v4 has 71.4% more physical cores and 242.9% more threads.

Ultra 5 225H, on the other hand, has a 1152.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 43.5% lower power consumption.

The Intel Core Ultra 5 225H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E7-8890 v4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8890 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225H is a notebook one.

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