Xeon Silver 4215 vs Core Ultra 5 125H

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	460	770
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	17.21
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Meteor Lake-H	Intel Xeon Silver
Architecture codename	Meteor Lake-H	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$794
Current price	no data	$475 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	18	16
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	512 KB
L2 cache	no data	8 MB
L3 cache	18 MB	11 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	77 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215 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	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA2049	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	96 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Arc™ graphics	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	2.2 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.2	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Xeon Silver 4215.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	28	48
PCI support	5.0 and 4.0	no data

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.

Core Ultra 5 125H outperforms Xeon Silver 4215 by 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.63	9.34
Recency	14 December 2023	2 April 2019
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	18	16
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	85 Watt

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