Ultra 7 265 vs Xeon E5-2696 v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Core Ultra 7 265 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E5no data
Power efficiency9.82no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 v4 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 cores22 (Docosa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads4420
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.3 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache5.5 MB3 MB (per core)
L3 cache55 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size456.12 mm2243 mm2
Number of transistors7200 Million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 v4 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
Socketno data1851
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Core Ultra 7 265. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX++

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Core Ultra 7 265 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Core Ultra 7 265 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Core Ultra 7 265. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5
Maximum memory size1,536 GBno data

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 E5-2696 v4 and Core Ultra 7 265.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4020

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 22 20
Threads 44 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2696 v4 has 10% more physical cores and 120% more threads.

Ultra 7 265, on the other hand, has a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2696 v4 and Core Ultra 7 265. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2696 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 7 265 is a desktop one.


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