i5-8500 vs Xeon X5672

Place in the ranking	1612	1094
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.46	5.73
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	3.14	8.75
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$115	$202

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-8500 has 66% better value for money than Xeon X5672.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	6
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	30
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm²	149 mm²
Maximum core temperature	83 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	288 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	no data	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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 X5672 3.15

i5-8500 6.01
+90.8%

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 X5672 4996

i5-8500 9550
+91.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.15	6.01
Recency	14 February 2011	2 April 2018
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	6
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon X5672 has 33.3% more threads.

i5-8500, on the other hand, has a 90.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 50% more physical cores, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-8500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5672 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon X5672 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8500 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5672 and Core i5-8500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.