Xeon Gold 5215 vs i7-8500Y

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1817	777
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	9.83
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	42.78	11.02
Architecture codename	Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	28 August 2018 (6 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$393	$1,221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215 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	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus type	OPI	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	15	25
L1 cache	128 KB	640 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	10 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	13.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	77 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215 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)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1515	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215. 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	+	+
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215 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 i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	16 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.861 GB/s	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 615	no data
Max video memory	16 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215 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 i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	3840 x 2160@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	3840 x 2160@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215 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 i7-8500Y and Xeon Gold 5215.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	10	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	2.26	9.90
Recency	28 August 2018	2 April 2019
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	20
Power consumption (TDP)	5 Watt	85 Watt

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