Ultra 5 225 vs Opteron X2 265

Primary details

Comparing Opteron X2 265 and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameItaly (2005−2006)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release dateMay 2005 (19 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Opteron X2 265 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 cores2 (Dual-core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads210
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache128 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB3 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Number of transistors233 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron X2 265 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 configuration21
Socket9401851
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron X2 265 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Opteron X2 265 and Core Ultra 5 225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron X2 265 and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron X2 265 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe-LPG Graphics 32EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron X2 265 and Core Ultra 5 225.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 10
Chip lithography 90 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Ultra 5 225 has 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, a 2900% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Opteron X2 265 and Core Ultra 5 225. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Opteron X2 265 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225 is a desktop one.


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