Ultra 5 245K vs Xeon w3-2525

Primary details

Comparing Xeon w3-2525 and Core Ultra 5 245K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	174
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	73.83
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	no data	20.82
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)	24 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$609	$309

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon w3-2525 and Core Ultra 5 245K 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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	16	14
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	5.2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	159 MHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	22.5 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	3 nm
Die size	no data	243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w3-2525 and Core Ultra 5 245K 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	1
Socket	FCLGA4677	1851
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w3-2525 and Core Ultra 5 245K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, 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	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon w3-2525 and Core Ultra 5 245K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon w3-2525 and Core Ultra 5 245K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w3-2525 and Core Ultra 5 245K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5
Maximum memory size	2 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Arc Xe-LPG Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w3-2525 and Core Ultra 5 245K.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 August 2024	24 October 2024
Physical cores	8	14
Threads	16	14
Power consumption (TDP)	175 Watt	125 Watt

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