Xeon Gold 6248 vs i5-2410M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2410M and Xeon Gold 6248 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2333	319
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	9.58
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	3.30	11.85
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	1 February 2011 (13 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$3,072

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2410M and Xeon Gold 6248 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	2 (Dual-core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	4	40
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	23	25
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.25 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	27.5 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	149 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	86 °C
Number of transistors	624 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2410M and Xeon Gold 6248 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 (Uniprocessor)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1023,PPGA988	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2410M and Xeon Gold 6248. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i5-2410M and Xeon Gold 6248 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2410M and Xeon Gold 6248 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2410M and Xeon Gold 6248. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	16 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 3000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2410M and Xeon Gold 6248 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	2	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2410M and Xeon Gold 6248.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.22	18.78
Recency	1 February 2011	2 April 2019
Physical cores	2	20
Threads	4	40
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	150 Watt

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