Ultra 5 225 vs Xeon X6550

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X6550 and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2318not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.89no data
Architecture codenameno dataArrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Xeon X6550 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1610
Base clock speed2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data3 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB L3 Cache21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X6550 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA15671851
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X6550 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+

Security technologies

Xeon X6550 and Core Ultra 5 225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X6550 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 X6550 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe2 Graphics 32EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X6550 and Core Ultra 5 225.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 10
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon X6550 has 60% more threads.

Ultra 5 225, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X6550 and Core Ultra 5 225. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X6550 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225 is a desktop one.


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