Follow us
Share link
Submit benchmark
VS
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 vs Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
Last updated:
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
More benchmarks
Specifications
At a glance
|
Wischen
|
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Xeon CPU Max (5) | Intel Core Ultra 7 (31) |
| CPU group | Intel Xeon CPU Max 9000 (5) | Intel Core Ultra 200U (4) |
| Architecture | Sapphire Rapids | Meteor Lake U Refresh |
| Technology | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | LGA 4677 | BGA 2049 |
| Predecessor | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
|
Wischen
|
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 56 / 112 | 12 / 14 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 56x 1.90 - 3.50 GHz |
2x Redwood Cove 2.00 - 5.20 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 8x Crestmont 1.70 - 4.20 GHz |
|
| Core Cluster 3: | 2x Crestmont 0.70 - 2.40 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 12.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 112.50 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
|
Wischen
|
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.60 - 2.10 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 64 / 512 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 5 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2023 |
NPU AI performance
|
Wischen
|
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Intel® AI Boost | |
| AI specifications | Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT) | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
|
Wischen
|
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-4800 (307.2 GB/s) DDR5-4400 (281.6 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-8400 (134.4 GB/s) DDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 4096 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 80 | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 315.0 GB/s | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
|
Wischen
|
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 350 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 57 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 12 W | |
| T. junction max. | 105 °C |
Technical details
|
Wischen
|
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows, Linux | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q1/2023 | Q1/2025 |
| Release price | 12980 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480 is 4.6 stars (8 ratings), while Intel Core Ultra 7 255U has received 2.4 stars (87 ratings).
Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.
Most popular CPUs in both categories
1
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
2
Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU)
28C / 28T · 4.06 GHz
3
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
4
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
5
Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU)
32C / 32T · 4.06 GHz
6
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
7
Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU)
15C / 15T · 4.61 GHz
8
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9480
56C / 112T · 3.50 GHz
9
Intel Core Ultra 7 255U
12C / 14T · 5.20 GHz
Popular Comparisons
