Xeon Platinum 8568Y vs i5-8600K

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1062not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency6.40no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)no data
Release date24 September 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$257no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads696
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache1.5 MBno data
L3 cache9 MB (shared)300 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y 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)no data
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1680

Pros & cons summary


Recency 24 September 2017 1 October 2023
Physical cores 6 48
Threads 6 96
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 350 Watt

i5-8600K has 268.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8568Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-8600K and Xeon Platinum 8568Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-8600K is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8568Y is a server/workstation one.


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