Xeon E-2488 vs i5-6500TE

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-6500TE
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.12
Xeon E-2488
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 95 Watt
18.99
+509%

Xeon E-2488 outperforms Core i5-6500TE by a whopping 509% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500TE and Xeon E-2488 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1631322
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.5074.70
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency8.1318.23
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$606

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2488 has 14840% better value for money than i5-6500TE.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500TE and Xeon E-2488 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s16 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache256 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size122 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500TE and Xeon E-2488 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon E-2488. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Core i5-6500TE and Xeon E-2488 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon E-2488 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon E-2488. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon E-2488.

PCIe version3.05
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.

i5-6500TE 3.12
Xeon E-2488 18.99
+509%

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.

i5-6500TE 4772
Xeon E-2488 29060
+509%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.12 18.99
Recency 19 October 2015 14 December 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

i5-6500TE has 171.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E-2488, on the other hand, has a 508.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Xeon E-2488 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6500TE in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-6500TE is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2488 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-6500TE and Xeon E-2488, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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