Xeon Gold 6438Y vs i5-10500H

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	993	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Power efficiency	14.87	no data
Architecture codename	Comet Lake-H (2020)	no data
Release date	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	12	64
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	no data
L2 cache	153 KB	no data
L3 cache	12 MB	60 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	76 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y 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	1	no data
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10500H and Xeon Gold 6438Y.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	80

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 April 2020	1 January 2023
Physical cores	6	32
Threads	12	64
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	205 Watt

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