Ultra 5 125HL vs Xeon E3-1220L v2

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Core Ultra 5 125HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2211not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency7.90no data
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Meteor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date14 May 2012 (12 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$325

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Core Ultra 5 125HL 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads418
Base clock speed2.3 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm7 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Core Ultra 5 125HL 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
SocketFCLGA11551851
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Core Ultra 5 125HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Core Ultra 5 125HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Core Ultra 5 125HL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Core Ultra 5 125HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size32.23 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe-LPG 112EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Core Ultra 5 125HL.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 May 2012 8 April 2024
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 4 18
Chip lithography 22 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E3-1220L v2 has 164.7% lower power consumption.

Ultra 5 125HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, 600% more physical cores and 350% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1220L v2 and Core Ultra 5 125HL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220L v2 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 125HL is a desktop one.


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