Core Ultra 7 155U vs Xeon Max 9480

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	20	685
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Meteor Lake-U
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids HBM	Meteor Lake-P
Release date	10 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	112	142 x 4.8  GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core8 x 3.8  GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core2 x 2.1  GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	112.5 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U 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	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Status	no data	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	no data	96 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.95 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Max 9480 and Core Ultra 7 155U.

PCIe version	5.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	80	20
PCI support	no data	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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Max 9480 outperforms Core Ultra 7 155U by 435% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	56.52	10.57
Recency	10 January 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	56	12
Threads	112	142 x 4.8 GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core2 x 2.1 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core
Chip lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	15 Watt

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