Ultra 7 165U vs Xeon W-1250
Aggregate performance score
Core Ultra 7 165U outperforms Xeon W-1250 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 886 | 700 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | no data | Intel Meteor Lake-U |
Power efficiency | 10.15 | 70.54 |
Architecture codename | no data | Meteor Lake-P (2023) |
Release date | 1 April 2020 (4 years ago) | 14 December 2023 (1 year ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $448 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
Performance-cores | no data | 2 |
Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
Low Power Efficient-cores | no data | 2 |
Threads | 12 | 14 |
Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
L1 cache | no data | 112 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | no data | 2 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 12 MB Intel® Smart Cache | 12 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 4 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 110 °C |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U 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 | 1 | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA1200 | FCBGA2049 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | - | + |
vPro | no data | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Speed Shift | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
TSX | - | + |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
SIPP | - | + |
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | - |
Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Supported AI Software Frameworks | - | OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT |
Security technologies
Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | + | + |
EDB | + | + |
Secure Key | + | + |
Identity Protection | + | - |
SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U are enumerated here.
VT-d | + | + |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR5 |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 96 GB |
Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics P630 | Intel® Graphics |
Max video memory | 64 GB | no data |
Quick Sync Video | + | + |
Clear Video | + | no data |
Clear Video HD | + | no data |
Graphics max frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
4K resolution support | + | no data |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 4096x2160@30Hz | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL) |
Max resolution over eDP | 4096x2304@60Hz | 3840x2400 @ 120Hz |
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 4096x2304@60Hz | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | 12 | 12.2 |
OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U.
PCIe version | 3.0 | 4.0 |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | 12 |
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.
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.
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 | 8.58 | 11.18 |
Recency | 1 April 2020 | 14 December 2023 |
Physical cores | 6 | 12 |
Threads | 12 | 14 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ultra 7 165U has a 30.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and 433.3% lower power consumption.
The Core Ultra 7 165U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon W-1250 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon W-1250 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 7 165U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon W-1250 and Core Ultra 7 165U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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