Core i5-8650 vs Xeon X5687

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5687 and Core i5-8650 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1480	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.07	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	1 September 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$121	no data
Current price	$267 (2.2x MSRP)	$971

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5687 and Core i5-8650 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	3.6 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.86 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5687 and Core i5-8650 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	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5687 and Core i5-8650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon X5687 and Core i5-8650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5687 and Core i5-8650 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5687 and Core i5-8650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5687 and Core i5-8650.

PCIe version

2.0

3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2011	1 September 2018
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	6
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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