Xeon E-2336 vs i5-8650

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8650 and Xeon E-2336 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated734
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiencyno data15.33
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date1 September 2018 (6 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-8650 and Xeon E-2336 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads612
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8650 and Xeon E-2336 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
Socket1151FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8650 and Xeon E-2336. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Core i5-8650 and Xeon E-2336 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8650 and Xeon E-2336 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8650 and Xeon E-2336. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4-3200
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
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

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8650 and Xeon E-2336.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2018 8 September 2021
Threads 6 12

Xeon E-2336 has an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-8650 and Xeon E-2336. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-8650 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2336 is a server/workstation one.


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