Ultra 5 225 vs Xeon Gold 6162
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6162 and Core Ultra 5 225 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | no data | Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025) |
| Release date | 1 July 2018 (6 years ago) | January 2025 |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6162 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 1.9 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 112 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 3 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 33 MB | 21 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | no data | 243 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 17,800 million |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6162 and Core Ultra 5 225 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | 1851 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6162 and Core Ultra 5 225. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6162 and Core Ultra 5 225 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6162 and Core Ultra 5 225 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6162 and Core Ultra 5 225. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 32EU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6162 and Core Ultra 5 225.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 24 | 10 |
| Threads | 48 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6162 has 140% more physical cores and 380% more threads.
Ultra 5 225, on the other hand, has a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 130.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6162 and Core Ultra 5 225. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6162 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6162 and Core Ultra 5 225, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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