Xeon 6978P vs i5-6500TE

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1825not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.58no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency3.29no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)no data
Release date11 October 2015 (9 years ago)1 July 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$192no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500TE and Xeon 6978P 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)120
Threads4240
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)504 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 3 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data80 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)66 °Cno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500TE and Xeon 6978P 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)no data
Socket1151FCLGA7529
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon 6978P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
SIPP+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-6500TE and Xeon 6978P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
SGXno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon 6978P are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon 6978P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5(6400MT/s) MRDIMM(8800MT/s)
Maximum memory size64 GB3 TB
Max memory channels212
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon 6978P.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 October 2015 1 July 2025
Physical cores 4 120
Threads 4 240
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 500 Watt

i5-6500TE has 1328.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6978P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, and 2900% more physical cores and 5900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Intel Core i5-6500TE and Intel Xeon 6978P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-6500TE is a desktop processor while Xeon 6978P is a server/workstation one.

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