Ultra 5 225 vs Xeon W3520

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3520 and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2004not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.32no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.34no data
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$404no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W3520 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads810
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size263 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3520 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA13661851
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3520 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE36 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon W3520 and Core Ultra 5 225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3520 and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3520 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AArc Xe-LPG Graphics 32EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3520 and Core Ultra 5 225.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 10
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Ultra 5 225 has 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon W3520 and Core Ultra 5 225. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon W3520 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225 is a desktop one.


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