Intel Xeon 696X vs Intel Core Ultra 5 225
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Dec 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Arrow Lake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Arc Graphics
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Ultra 5 (Arrow Lake)
Series
Intel Xeon 6 processors
-
Instruction Set
-
x86-64
Processor Number
-
225
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
FCLGA-1851
Power Consumption
350 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
105 °C
Foundry
Intel
TSMC
Die Size
2x598 mm²
243 mm²
I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
-
Package
FC-LGA18N
FC-LGA18W
Transistor Count
-
17.8 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
121 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
64
6
Performance Core Threads
128
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4.9 GHz
Total Core Count
64
10
Total Thread Count
128
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
24.0
33
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
3 MB per core
L3 Cache
336 MB shared
20 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
1
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.7 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.4 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
4 TB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
102.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1800 MHz
📊 Benchmark
Geekbench 6
3,141
2,791
Geekbench 6
34,549
14,010
Cinebench R23
-
2,079
Cinebench R23
-
17,059
Cinebench 2024
-
125
Cinebench 2024
-
940
Passmark CPU
-
4,490
Passmark CPU
-
31,742