Xeon Gold 6230R vs i5-520M

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2731	391
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.06	5.26
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	1.19	5.24
Designer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	7 January 2010 (16 years ago)	24 February 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	$1,900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230R has 8667% better value for money than i5-520M.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i5-520M and Xeon Gold 6230R 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)	26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads	4	52
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	18	21
L1 cache	128 KB	1.625 MB
L2 cache	512 KB	26 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	85 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-520M and Xeon Gold 6230R 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)	no data
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-520M and Xeon Gold 6230R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	+	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i5-520M and Xeon Gold 6230R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-520M and Xeon Gold 6230R are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-520M and Xeon Gold 6230R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	8.3 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-520M and Xeon Gold 6230R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-520M and Xeon Gold 6230R.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.99	18.60
Recency	7 January 2010	24 February 2020
Physical cores	2	26
Threads	4	52
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	150 Watt

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