Ultra 5 225 vs Xeon Platinum 8173M
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 5 225 outperforms Xeon Platinum 8173M by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 370 | 300 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 62.87 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Platinum | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 28.66 |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) |
| Release date | no data | 7 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $246 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8173M 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 | 28 (Octacosa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 6 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 56 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.75 MB | 192 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 3 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 38.5 MB | 20 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | no data | 243 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 17,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8173M 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | Socket P | FCLGA1851 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 5 225. 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 | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
| Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 5 225 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 Platinum 8173M 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 Platinum 8173M 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 | 1,536 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 Platinum 8173M and Core Ultra 5 225 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Platinum 8173M 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 Platinum 8173M 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 Platinum 8173M 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 | 17.49 | 19.62 |
| Physical cores | 28 | 10 |
| Threads | 56 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
Xeon Platinum 8173M has 180% more physical cores and 460% more threads.
Ultra 5 225, on the other hand, has a 12.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Core Ultra 5 225 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Platinum 8173M in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8173M is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225 is a desktop one.
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