Ultra 5 125U vs Xeon Gold 5318Y

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5318Y
2021
24 cores / 48 threads, 165 Watt
20.86
+90.2%
Core Ultra 5 125U
2023
12 cores / 14 threads, 15 Watt
10.97

Xeon Gold 5318Y outperforms Core Ultra 5 125U by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking266716
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Meteor Lake-U
Power efficiency11.9669.17
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)Meteor Lake-P (2023)
Release date6 April 2021 (3 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$363

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads4814
Base clock speed2.1 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache36 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nmIntel 4 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data110 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)87 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U 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
SocketFCLGA4189FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost++
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size6 TB96 GB
Max memory channels82
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.85 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U.

PCIe version4.04.0
PCI Express lanes6412
PCI supportno data4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Xeon Gold 5318Y 20.86
+90.2%
Ultra 5 125U 10.97

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Gold 5318Y 33139
+90.1%
Ultra 5 125U 17428

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.86 10.97
Recency 6 April 2021 14 December 2023
Physical cores 24 12
Threads 48 14
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon Gold 5318Y has a 90.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 242.9% more threads.

Ultra 5 125U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 1000% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5318Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core Ultra 5 125U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5318Y is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 125U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5318Y and Core Ultra 5 125U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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