Xeon E5-2689A v4 vs i5-6600K

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1412not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.77no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency4.14no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date5 August 2015 (9 years ago)20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$242no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0QPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier3534
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)20 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2246.24 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data3200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 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)2 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)91 Watt145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GB1,536 GB
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 August 2015 20 June 2016
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 91 Watt 145 Watt

i5-6600K has 59.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2689A v4, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6600K and Xeon E5-2689A v4. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-6600K is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2689A v4 is a server/workstation one.


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