5 120UL vs Xeon W-3225

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-3225 and Core 5 120UL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking698not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.24no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency6.65no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Raptor Lake-PS (2024)
Release date3 June 2019 (5 years ago)8 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-3225 and Core 5 120UL 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.7 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache512 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-3225 and Core 5 120UL 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA36471700
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-3225 and Core 5 120UL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
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 W-3225 and Core 5 120UL 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-3225 and Core 5 120UL are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-3225 and Core 5 120UL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-3225 and Core 5 120UL.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 June 2019 8 April 2024
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon W-3225 has 33.3% more threads.

5 120UL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 25% more physical cores, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 966.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon W-3225 and Core 5 120UL. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon W-3225 is a server/workstation processor while Core 5 120UL is a desktop one.


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