Xeon E-2234 vs i5-2560M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2560M and Xeon E-2234 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2133	1117
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	25.05
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	4.09	7.65
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2560M and Xeon E-2234 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	27	36
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	149 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	624 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2560M and Xeon E-2234 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)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	no data	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	71 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2560M and Xeon E-2234. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+

Security technologies

Core i5-2560M and Xeon E-2234 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2560M and Xeon E-2234 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2560M and Xeon E-2234. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	16 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-2560M and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	no data	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-2560M and Xeon E-2234 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	N/A
OpenGL	no data	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2560M and Xeon E-2234.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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	1.57	5.96
Integrated graphics card	0.66	6.39
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	71 Watt

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