Xeon E-2176M vs Core i5-6500T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6500T
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.09
Xeon E-2176M
2018
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
7.04
+128%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms i5-6500T by a whopping 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1547943
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.881.36
Market segmentDesktop processorMobile workstation
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Xeon E
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (8 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$450
Current price$130 (0.7x MSRP)$2916 (6.5x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2176M has 55% better value for money than i5-6500T.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus support4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache6 MB12 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151BGA-1440
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP++
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched

Security technologies

Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 530Intel UHD Graphics P630
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.2 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/AN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500T and Xeon E-2176M.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

i5-6500T 3.09
Xeon E-2176M 7.04
+128%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 128% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-6500T 4786
Xeon E-2176M 10890
+128%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 128% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-6500T 1036
Xeon E-2176M 1380
+33.2%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 33% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-6500T 2826
Xeon E-2176M 4913
+73.8%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 74% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-6500T 4880
Xeon E-2176M 6973
+42.9%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 43% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-6500T 16462
Xeon E-2176M 32132
+95.2%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 95% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-6500T 5832
Xeon E-2176M 9757
+67.3%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 67% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-6500T 11.56
Xeon E-2176M 5.34
+116%

Core i5-6500T outperforms Xeon E-2176M by 116% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-6500T 5
Xeon E-2176M 12
+129%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 129% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-6500T 466
Xeon E-2176M 1095
+135%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 135% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-6500T 128
Xeon E-2176M 187
+46.1%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 46% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-6500T 1.45
Xeon E-2176M 2.04
+40.7%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 41% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6500T 2.5
Xeon E-2176M 6.9
+174%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 174% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6500T 2924
Xeon E-2176M 4625
+58.2%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 58% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6500T 32
Xeon E-2176M 63
+95.1%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 95% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-6500T 154
Xeon E-2176M 204
+32.6%

Xeon E-2176M outperforms Core i5-6500T by 33% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.09 7.04
Recency 1 September 2015 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Cost $192 $450
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

The Xeon E-2176M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6500T in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-6500T is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2176M is a mobile workstation one.


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