Ultra 7 265 vs Xeon E5-2630L v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Core Ultra 7 265 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1150not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency9.42no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Core Ultra 7 265 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1620
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache20 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm3 nm
Die size356 mm2243 mm2
Maximum core temperature60 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Core Ultra 7 265 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA20111851
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Core Ultra 7 265. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Core Ultra 7 265 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Core Ultra 7 265 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Core Ultra 7 265. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth59 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Core Ultra 7 265.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 8 20
Threads 16 20
Chip lithography 22 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2630L v3 has 18.2% lower power consumption.

Ultra 7 265, on the other hand, has 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and a 633.3% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2630L v3 and Core Ultra 7 265. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2630L v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 7 265 is a desktop one.


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