i5-8420T vs Xeon E3-1245 v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1211not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.57no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Core i5
Power efficiency5.97no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$294no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed3.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2126 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T 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)
SocketFCLGA11511151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics P530Intel UHD Graphics 630
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 Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T 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
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 2.78 3.09
Recency 19 October 2015 1 September 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E3-1245 v5 has 33.3% more threads.

i5-8420T, on the other hand, has 11.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores, and 128.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1245 v5 and Core i5-8420T. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1245 v5 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8420T is a desktop one.


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