Ultra 5 245KF vs Xeon Platinum 8260M

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8260M and Core Ultra 5 245KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	255	176
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.95	82.57
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Platinum	no data
Power efficiency	12.27	20.96
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-SP (2018)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	11 December 2018 (6 years ago)	24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$7,705	$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ultra 5 245KF has 1990% better value for money than Xeon Platinum 8260M.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8260M and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	48	14
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5.2 GHz
Multiplier	24	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	no data	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8260M and Core Ultra 5 245KF 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1851
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8260M and Core Ultra 5 245KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+
Supported AI Software Frameworks	-	OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8260M and Core Ultra 5 245KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8260M and Core Ultra 5 245KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8260M and Core Ultra 5 245KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-6400
Maximum memory size	2 TB	192 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8260M and Core Ultra 5 245KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	21.39	27.68
Recency	11 December 2018	24 October 2024
Physical cores	24	14
Threads	48	14
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	125 Watt

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