Ultra 5 225F vs Xeon Platinum 9222

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9222 and Core Ultra 5 225F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-AP (2019)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)January 2025

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9222 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads6410
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache71.5 MB (shared)21 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Number of transistors8,000 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9222 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 configuration81
SocketIntel BGA59031851
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9222 and Core Ultra 5 225F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® 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++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9222 and Core Ultra 5 225F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9222 and Core Ultra 5 225F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9222 and Core Ultra 5 225F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5
Maximum memory size2 TiBno data
Max memory channels12no data
Maximum memory bandwidth281.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9222 and Core Ultra 5 225F.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 32 10
Threads 64 10
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Platinum 9222 has 220% more physical cores and 540% more threads.

Ultra 5 225F, on the other hand, has a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 284.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 9222 and Core Ultra 5 225F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 9222 is a server/workstation processor while Core Ultra 5 225F is a desktop one.


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