Xeon Gold 6212U vs i5-6500

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1530	369
Place by popularity	33	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.82	13.03
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i5 (Desktop)	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	5.15	9.92
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	2 July 2015 (9 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$192	$2,000

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6212U has 1489% better value for money than i5-6500.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U 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	4 (Quad-Core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	4	48
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	32	24
L1 cache	64K (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	24 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	177 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U 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	FCLGA1151	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 530	no data
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500 and Xeon Gold 6212U.

PCIe version	3.0	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	3.54	17.29
Recency	2 July 2015	2 April 2019
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	4	48
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

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