i5-8310Y vs Xeon 5120

Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Woodcrest (2006)	Amber Lake (2018−2019)
Release date	June 2006 (18 years ago)	4 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	16
L1 cache	0 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	B2=1.0V-1.5V, G0=.85V-1.5V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y 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	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA771	FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FSB parity	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR2	LPDDR3-2133, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 617
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+
DVI	no data	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5120 and Core i5-8310Y.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	10

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	7 Watt

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