i5-8259U vs Xeon E5630

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5630
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.48
Core i5-8259U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
5.15
+108%

Core i5-8259U outperforms Xeon E5630 by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17721220
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.16no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.8316.77
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Coffee Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$73$320

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U 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)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size288 GB32 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Plus Graphics 655
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E5630 2.48
i5-8259U 5.15
+108%

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 E5630 3790
i5-8259U 7875
+108%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5630 448
i5-8259U 1236
+176%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5630 1955
i5-8259U 4091
+109%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.48 5.15
Recency 16 March 2010 2 April 2018
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 28 Watt

i5-8259U has a 107.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-8259U is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5630 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5630 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8259U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5630 and Core i5-8259U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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