i5-6585R vs Xeon E5-2689

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1072not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeonIntel Core i5
Power efficiency5.14no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)22 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$255

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data28
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache20 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size435 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R 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)
Socket2011no data
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R 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
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2012 22 April 2016
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2689 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

i5-6585R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 76.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2689 and Core i5-6585R. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2689 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-6585R is a desktop one.


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