i5-8650K vs Xeon E5-2620

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2620 and Core i5-8650K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1586not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.73no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency3.32no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$36no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2620 and Core i5-8650K 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads126
Base clock speed2 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate7.2 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature77 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2620 and Core i5-8650K 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA20111151
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Core i5-8650K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2620 and Core i5-8650K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Core i5-8650K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Core i5-8650K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size384 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2620 and Core i5-8650K.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2012 1 September 2018
Threads 12 6
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm

Xeon E5-2620 has 100% more threads.

i5-8650K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2620 and Core i5-8650K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2620 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8650K is a desktop one.


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