Xeon E-2236 vs i5-460M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2584	859
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	38.00
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Xeon E
Power efficiency	2.21	10.45
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)
Release date	26 September 2010 (14 years ago)	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$284

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236 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	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	2.53 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	19	34
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	81+114 mm2	149.6 mm2
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236 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 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA1288,PGA988	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	8 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics P630
Clear Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	-
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	N/A
Max resolution over eDP	no data	N/A
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	N/A
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	N/A
OpenGL	no data	N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-460M and Xeon E-2236.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.82	8.87
Recency	26 September 2010	27 May 2019
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	80 Watt

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