Ultra 7 255U vs Xeon E5-1650 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1031	646
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.45	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Power efficiency	4.84	20.63
Architecture codename	Broadwell-EP (2016)	no data
Release date	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)	1 January 2025 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$617	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	2
Efficient-cores	no data	8
Low Power Efficient-cores	no data	2
Threads	12	14
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	15 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 3 nm
Die size	246.24 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	57 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	2.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1650 v4 and Core Ultra 7 255U.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	20
PCI support	no data	4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.12	12.35
Recency	20 June 2016	1 January 2025
Physical cores	6	12
Threads	12	14
Power consumption (TDP)	140 Watt	57 Watt

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