Ultra 5 125UL vs Xeon W-11855M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking681not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Tiger Lakeno data
Power efficiency30.88no data
Architecture codenameTiger Lake-H (2021)Meteor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date11 May 2021 (3 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1214
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache96K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm SuperFin7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA17871851
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
Secure Key+no data
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.2 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® ProcessorsArc Xe-LPG 64EU
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.45 GHzno data
Execution Units32no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680x4320@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes208

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 May 2021 8 April 2024
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 12 14
Chip lithography 10 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Ultra 5 125UL has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon W-11855M and Core Ultra 5 125UL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon W-11855M is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 125UL is a desktop one.


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