Core Ultra 7 155H vs Xeon w5-3425

Primary details

Comparing Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	194	383
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids	Meteor Lake-H
Release date	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	24	22
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	7 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H 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	FCLGA4677	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	96 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	2.25 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w5-3425 and Core Ultra 7 155H.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	112	28
PCI support	no data	5.0 and 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.

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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.

Xeon w5-3425 outperforms Core Ultra 7 155H by 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	23.66	16.16
Recency	1 January 2023	14 December 2023
Physical cores	12	16
Threads	24	22
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	28 Watt

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