i5-10500T vs Xeon E-2104G

Place in the ranking	1492	1067
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.00	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E	no data
Power efficiency	5.42	17.25
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	no data
Release date	12 July 2018 (6 years ago)	1 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	12 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-

Security technologies

Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics P630	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.15 GHz
InTru 3D	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@24Hz	4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

Xeon E-2104G 3.72

i5-10500T 6.38
+71.5%

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.

Xeon E-2104G 5913

i5-10500T 10139
+71.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.72	6.38
Integrated graphics card	6.40	3.09
Recency	12 July 2018	1 April 2020
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Xeon E-2104G has 107.1% faster integrated GPU.

i5-10500T, on the other hand, has a 71.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-10500T is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2104G in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E-2104G is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-10500T is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2104G and Core i5-10500T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.