Ultra 5 225F vs Xeon Platinum 8253

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8253 and Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking350not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.13no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency13.35no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-SP (2018)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date11 December 2018 (6 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$3,115no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8253 and Core Ultra 5 225F 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads3210
Base clock speed2.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.9 GHz
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache22 MB (shared)21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Maximum core temperature87 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)87 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8253 and Core Ultra 5 225F 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA36471851
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8253 and Core Ultra 5 225F. 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)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8253 and Core Ultra 5 225F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8253 and Core Ultra 5 225F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8253 and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8253 and Core Ultra 5 225F.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 16 10
Threads 32 10
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8253 has 60% more physical cores and 220% more threads.

Ultra 5 225F, on the other hand, has a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8253 and Core Ultra 5 225F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8253 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225F is a desktop one.


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