Xeon Platinum 8360HL vs i5-8500

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1088not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.45no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency8.75no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$202no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads648
Base clock speed3 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL 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)8
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt225 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
SIPP+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
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 i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size64 GB4.5 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL 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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2018 6 April 2021
Physical cores 6 24
Threads 6 48
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 225 Watt

i5-8500 has 246.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8360HL, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-8500 and Xeon Platinum 8360HL. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-8500 is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8360HL is a server/workstation one.


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