Ultra 5 225 vs Xeon Gold 6138
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 225 outperforms Xeon Gold 6138 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6138 and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 471 | 300 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.18 | 62.81 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | no data |
| Power efficiency | 11.59 | 28.69 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 7 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,612 | $246 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ultra 5 225 has 1403% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6138.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6138 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 cores | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 40 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 20 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.25 MB | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 3 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 27.5 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | no data | 243 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 86 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 17,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6138 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 configuration | 4 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | FCLGA1851 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6138 and Core Ultra 5 225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5-6400 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.8 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6138 and Core Ultra 5 225 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core Ultra 5 225 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4K @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 8K @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4K @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 8K @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core Ultra 5 225 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6138 and Core Ultra 5 225.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 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 | 15.24 | 19.62 |
| Recency | 25 April 2017 | 7 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 10 |
| Threads | 40 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6138 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Ultra 5 225, on the other hand, has a 28.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 5 225 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6138 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6138 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225 is a desktop one.
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