Ultra 5 225F vs Xeon Max 9480

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	24	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.04	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	14.87	no data
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids HBM (2023)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)	$12,980	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 5 225F 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	112	10
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	112.5 MB	21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 5 225F 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	2	1
Socket	4677	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 5 225F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 5 225F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 5 225F are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5-4800

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 5 225F.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	56	10
Threads	112	10
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	65 Watt

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