Ultra 5 245KF vs i7-4960X Extreme Edition

VS

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition and Core Ultra 5 245KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated176
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data82.57
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7EEno data
Power efficiencyno data20.94
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1214
Base clock speedno data4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1,536 KB3 MB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm3 nm
Die size256.5 mm2243 mm2
Number of transistors1860 Million17,800 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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
Socketno dataFCLGA1851
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition and Core Ultra 5 245KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition and Core Ultra 5 245KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition and Core Ultra 5 245KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition and Core Ultra 5 245KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-6400
Maximum memory size64 GB192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition and Core Ultra 5 245KF.

PCIe version3.005.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 September 2013 24 October 2024
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 12 14
Chip lithography 22 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 125 Watt

Ultra 5 245KF has an age advantage of 11 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, a 633.3% more advanced lithography process, and 4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition and Core Ultra 5 245KF. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition and Core Ultra 5 245KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition
Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
Core Ultra 5 245KF

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


5 2 votes

Rate Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.3 12 votes

Rate Core Ultra 5 245KF on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Core i7-4960X Extreme Edition or Core Ultra 5 245KF, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.