Core i5-8500 vs Xeon E5-1620

General info

Comparing Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1368	989
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	4.22	10.43
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-E (2011−2013)	Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date	March 2012 (12 years ago)	14 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$313	$202
Current price	$44 (0.1x MSRP)	$174 (0.9x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-8500 has 147% better value for money than Xeon E5-1620.

Technical specs

Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	6
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	10240 KB (shared)	9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	294 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
SIPP	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	375 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1620 and Core i5-8500.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	16

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.

Core i5-8500 outperforms Xeon E5-1620 by 63% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	3.76	6.14
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	6
Cost	$313	$202
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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