Ultra 7 256V vs Xeon Platinum 8165

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8165 and Core Ultra 7 256V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated632
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data67.69
Architecture codenameno dataLunar Lake (2024)
Release date1 October 2017 (7 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8165 and Core Ultra 7 256V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads488
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache33 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8165 and Core Ultra 7 256V 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA3647Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8165 and Core Ultra 7 256V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8165 and Core Ultra 7 256V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8165 and Core Ultra 7 256V are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8165 and Core Ultra 7 256V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8165 and Core Ultra 7 256V.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes484

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2017 24 September 2024
Physical cores 24 8
Threads 48 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 17 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8165 has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Ultra 7 256V, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1105.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8165 and Core Ultra 7 256V. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8165 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 7 256V is a notebook one.


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