Xeon Gold 6212U vs Core i5-6500TE

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	1553	320
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.23	15.12
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	19 October 2015 (8 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$192	$2,000
Current price	$490 (2.6x MSRP)	$1312 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6212U has 6474% better value for money than i5-6500TE.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500TE 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	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	256 KB	1.5 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	24 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	35.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	122 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500TE 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	LGA-1151	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

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

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

Security technologies

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

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

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

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

Memory specs

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

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	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

Peripherals

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

Xeon Gold 6212U outperforms Core i5-6500TE by 482% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.05	17.76
Recency	19 October 2015	2 April 2019
Physical cores	4	24
Threads	4	48
Cost	$192	$2000
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	165 Watt

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