Xeon E3-1505M v5 vs i5-8500T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-8500T
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 35 Watt
4.87
+10.9%
Xeon E3-1505M v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.39

Core i5-8500T outperforms Xeon E3-1505M v5 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12361340
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.081.82
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency13.179.23
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-S (2017−2018)Skylake-H (2015−2016)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)27 October 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$434

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-8500T has 179% better value for money than Xeon E3-1505M v5.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2128
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2122 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5 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)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP++
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics P530
Max video memory64 GB1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP++
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI++

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8500T and Xeon E3-1505M v5.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


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.

i5-8500T 4.87
+10.9%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 4.39

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-8500T 7736
+10.9%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 6977

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-8500T 1194
+1%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 1182

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-8500T 4134
+13.4%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 3644

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

i5-8500T 5493
Xeon E3-1505M v5 5560
+1.2%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

i5-8500T 25971
+21.2%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 21436

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

i5-8500T 8062
+14.8%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 7024

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

i5-8500T 8.03
Xeon E3-1505M v5 7.8
+2.9%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

i5-8500T 9
+8.7%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 8

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

i5-8500T 843
+16.4%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 725

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

i5-8500T 145
Xeon E3-1505M v5 158
+8.6%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

i5-8500T 1.65
Xeon E3-1505M v5 1.78
+7.9%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

i5-8500T 3.4
Xeon E3-1505M v5 4
+16.2%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

i5-8500T 52
+15.1%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 45

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

i5-8500T 196
+18.1%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 166

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

i5-8500T 4331
+12.6%
Xeon E3-1505M v5 3846

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.87 4.39
Integrated graphics card 3.09 2.78
Recency 2 April 2018 27 October 2015
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

i5-8500T has a 10.9% higher aggregate performance score, 11.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon E3-1505M v5, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.

The Core i5-8500T is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1505M v5 in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-8500T is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1505M v5 is a server/workstation one.


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