i5-10600 vs Xeon W-2140B

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2140B
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 120 Watt
10.90
+26.5%
Core i5-10600
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
8.62

Xeon W-2140B outperforms Core i5-10600 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking719883
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Wno data
Power efficiency8.5912.54
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date21 December 2017 (7 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache11 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size484 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)70 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket2066FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600. 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++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size512 GB128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2140B and Core i5-10600.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 W-2140B 10.90
+26.5%
i5-10600 8.62

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 W-2140B 17321
+26.6%
i5-10600 13685

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 W-2140B 1334
i5-10600 1601
+20%

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 W-2140B 7673
+25.2%
i5-10600 6127

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.90 8.62
Recency 21 December 2017 30 April 2020
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon W-2140B has a 26.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

i5-10600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2140B is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-10600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-2140B is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-10600 is a desktop one.


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