Xeon E5-2697 v3 vs Ultra 7 155H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 7 155H
2023
16 cores / 22 threads, 28 Watt
15.81
+36.1%
Xeon E5-2697 v3
2014
14 cores / 28 threads, 145 Watt
11.62

Core Ultra 7 155H outperforms Xeon E5-2697 v3 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E5-2697 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking433675
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-Hno data
Power efficiency53.407.58
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$503no data

Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E5-2697 v3 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2228
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data9.6 GT/s
L1 cache112 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache24 MB (shared)35 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data77 °C
Number of transistorsno data5,560 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E5-2697 v3 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 configuration12
SocketIntel BGA 2049FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E5-2697 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E5-2697 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E5-2697 v3 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E5-2697 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Arc 8-Cores iGPU ( - 2250 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E5-2697 v3.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes840

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

Ultra 7 155H 15.81
+36.1%
Xeon E5-2697 v3 11.62

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ultra 7 155H 25119
+36.1%
Xeon E5-2697 v3 18455

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.81 11.62
Recency 14 December 2023 8 September 2014
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 22 28
Chip lithography 7 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 145 Watt

Ultra 7 155H has a 36.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 14.3% more physical cores, a 214.3% more advanced lithography process, and 417.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2697 v3, on the other hand, has 27.3% more threads.

The Core Ultra 7 155H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2697 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Ultra 7 155H is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2697 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 7 155H and Xeon E5-2697 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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