Ultra 9 285T vs Xeon E3-1240 v5

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1196not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.95no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3no data
Power efficiency6.12no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$282no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads824
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size122 mm2243 mm2
Number of transistors1,750 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1151,FCLGA20111851
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Ultra 9 285T has 500% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1240 v5 and Core Ultra 9 285T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1240 v5 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 9 285T is a desktop one.


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