Ultra 5 238V vs VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A)

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Primary details

Comparing VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated525
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data78.17
Architecture codenameSamuel 2 (2001)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date11 September 2001 (23 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads18
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed0.8 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache128 KB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache64 KB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography150 nm3 nm
Die size52 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors16 millionno data
64 bit support-+

Compatibility

Information on VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 configuration11
SocketVIA BGA 368FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)11 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V. 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)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V 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 VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownDDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.85 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 September 2001 24 September 2024
Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 8
Chip lithography 150 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 11 Watt 17 Watt

VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) has 54.5% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 238V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 23 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 4900% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) and Core Ultra 5 238V. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that VIA 1.1GigaPro (C3 800A) is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 5 238V is a notebook one.


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