Ultra 5 225F vs Xeon D-2738

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2738 and Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataArrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date1 January 2022 (2 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2738 and Core Ultra 5 225F 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1610
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data3 MB (per core)
L3 cache15 MB21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2738 and Core Ultra 5 225F 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
SocketFCBGA25791851
Power consumption (TDP)88 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2738 and Core Ultra 5 225F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssist-no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon D-2738 and Core Ultra 5 225F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2738 and Core Ultra 5 225F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2738 and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels4no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2738 and Core Ultra 5 225F.

PCIe version4.05.0
PCI Express lanes3220
USB revision3.0no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports24no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN-no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 10
Chip lithography 10 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 88 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon D-2738 has 60% more threads.

Ultra 5 225F, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 35.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-2738 and Core Ultra 5 225F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-2738 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225F is a desktop one.


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