Xeon Gold 6240L vs i5-6500TE

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6500TE and Xeon Gold 6240L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1630	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.52	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i5	Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency	8.13	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	19 October 2015 (9 years ago)	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$192	$10,342

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-6500TE and Xeon Gold 6240L 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	4	36
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	23	26
L1 cache	256 KB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	1 MB	18 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	24.75 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	122 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	66 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500TE and Xeon Gold 6240L 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)	4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	1151	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon Gold 6240L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	+	+
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i5-6500TE and Xeon Gold 6240L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon Gold 6240L are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon Gold 6240L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	64 GB	4.5 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 530

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500TE and Xeon Gold 6240L.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	19 October 2015	2 April 2019
Physical cores	4	18
Threads	4	36
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	150 Watt

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