Xeon w3-2525 vs Ultra 5 225F

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 225F and Xeon w3-2525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	January 2025	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$609

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 225F and Xeon w3-2525 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	10 (Deca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	10	16
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	4.5 GHz
L1 cache	112 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	21 MB (shared)	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	3 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	243 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	17,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 225F and Xeon w3-2525 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	1851	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	175 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Xeon w3-2525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 225F and Xeon w3-2525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Xeon w3-2525 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Xeon w3-2525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	2 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 225F and Xeon w3-2525.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	64

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	10	8
Threads	10	16
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	175 Watt

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