Ultra 7 265 vs Xeon W-3223

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3223 and Core Ultra 7 265 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	725	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.63	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Power efficiency	6.33	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	3 June 2019 (5 years ago)	January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)	$749	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3223 and Core Ultra 7 265 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	8 (Octa-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	5.3 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	35	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Die size	no data	243 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3223 and Core Ultra 7 265 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3223 and Core Ultra 7 265. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon W-3223 and Core Ultra 7 265 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 W-3223 and Core Ultra 7 265 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3223 and Core Ultra 7 265. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	128.001 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3223 and Core Ultra 7 265.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	8	20
Threads	16	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	160 Watt	65 Watt

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