Core i5-13420H vs Xeon Gold 6258R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13420H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	52	598
Place by popularity	not in top-100	63
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	27.63	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Raptor Lake-H
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Raptor Lake-H
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,950	no data
Current price	$2819 (0.7x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13420H 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	28 (Octacosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	56	12
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	4.6 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	704 KB
L2 cache	28 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	38.5 MB	12 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13420H 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	no data	1
Socket	Socket P	BGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13420H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13420H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13420H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13420H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	1 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13420H.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	48	8

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.

Xeon Gold 6258R outperforms Core i5-13420H by 242% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	41.37	12.10
Recency	24 February 2020	4 January 2023
Physical cores	28	8
Threads	56	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	45 Watt

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