Ultra 5 225F vs Xeon E3-1290

VS

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1290 and Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1550not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.49no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.40no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date29 May 2011 (13 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$885no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1290 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads810
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm3 nm
Die size216 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,160 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1290 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 configuration11
SocketLGA11551851
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1290 and Core Ultra 5 225F. 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++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
FDI-no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1290 and Core Ultra 5 225F 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 E3-1290 and Core Ultra 5 225F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1290 and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno 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 E3-1290 and Core Ultra 5 225F.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes2020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 10
Chip lithography 32 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Ultra 5 225F has 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, a 966.7% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1290 and Core Ultra 5 225F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1290 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1290 and Core Ultra 5 225F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Xeon E3-1290
Xeon E3-1290
Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
Core Ultra 5 225F

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


4.4 10 votes

Rate Xeon E3-1290 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

No user ratings yet.

Rate Core Ultra 5 225F on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about Xeon E3-1290 or Core Ultra 5 225F, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.