Xeon Platinum 9282 vs i5-2500
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1737 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.66 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 2.57 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Cascade Lake-AP (2019) |
| Release date | 9 January 2011 (13 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $85 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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) | 56 (Hexapentaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 112 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | 77 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 216 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,160 million | 8,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282 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 | 8 |
| Socket | LGA1155 | Intel BGA5903 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 400 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX | Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| SIPP | - | + |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 2 TiB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 12 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21 GB/s | 281.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 January 2011 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 56 |
| Threads | 4 | 112 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 400 Watt |
i5-2500 has 321.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Platinum 9282, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core i5-2500 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 9282 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-2500 and Xeon Platinum 9282, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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