i5-8250U vs Xeon D-1559

Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1559
12 cores / 24 threads, 45 Watt
5.05
+30.2%
Core i5-8250U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.88

Xeon D-1559 outperforms Core i5-8250U by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12121448
Place by popularitynot in top-10047
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon DIntel Core i5
Power efficiency10.6224.48
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)21 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$727$297

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed1.5 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0OPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplier1516
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache3 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache18 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size306.18 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors4700 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1667FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
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+
Smart Responseno data+
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory size128 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U.

PCIe version2.0/3.03.0
PCI Express lanes3212
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

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.

Xeon D-1559 5.05
+30.2%
i5-8250U 3.88

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.

Xeon D-1559 8015
+30.2%
i5-8250U 6158

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.05 3.88
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon D-1559 has a 30.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

i5-8250U, on the other hand, has 200% lower power consumption.

The Xeon D-1559 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8250U in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1559 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8250U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1559 and Core i5-8250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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