i5-2560M vs Xeon E-2224

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2224 and Core i5-2560M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1295	2136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.48	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	6.09	4.08
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	29 May 2019 (5 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2224 and Core i5-2560M 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 2.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier	34	27
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	3 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	126 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	624 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2224 and Core i5-2560M 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i5-2560M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E-2224 and Core i5-2560M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i5-2560M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i5-2560M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size	128 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

Intel UHD Graphics P630

Intel HD Graphics 3000

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i5-2560M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i5-2560M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i5-2560M.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.57	1.51
Integrated graphics card	6.39	0.66
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	35 Watt

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