Ultra 5 225 vs Xeon Bronze 3508U

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3508U and Core Ultra 5 225 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	Server	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	no data	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)	January 2025

Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3508U 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	8	10
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22.5 MB	21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	3 nm
Die size	no data	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3508U 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3508U and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3508U and Core Ultra 5 225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3508U and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3508U and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)	DDR5
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 32EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3508U and Core Ultra 5 225.

PCIe version	4	5.0
PCI Express lanes	80	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	10
Threads	8	10
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt

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