Ultra 9 285 vs Xeon w9-3495X

Primary details

Comparing Xeon w9-3495X and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	20	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.78	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	15.66	no data
Architecture codename	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)	Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)	January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)	$5,889	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon w9-3495X and Core Ultra 9 285 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	56 (Hexapentaconta-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Performance-cores	56	no data
Threads	112	24
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	5.6 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	3 MB (per core)
L3 cache	105 MB	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	3 nm
Die size	4x 477 mm2	243 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	81 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	17,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon w9-3495X and Core Ultra 9 285 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)	350 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Core Ultra 9 285. 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	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon w9-3495X and Core Ultra 9 285 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 w9-3495X and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon w9-3495X and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe version	5.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	112	20

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	56	24
Threads	112	24
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	125 Watt

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