i5-6685R vs Xeon E3-1220 v5

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1497not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.69no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Core i5
Power efficiency4.34no data
Architecture codenameSkylake-DT (2015)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date19 October 2015 (9 years ago)22 April 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$203$288

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3032
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Number of transistors1,750 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R 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)
SocketFCLGA1151no data
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R. 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+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAMno data128 MB
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology--
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel Iris Pro Graphics 580
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/A4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPN/A4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/A4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/AN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/A12
OpenGLN/A4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2015 22 April 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

i5-6685R has an age advantage of 6 months, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1220 v5 and Core i5-6685R. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1220 v5 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-6685R is a desktop one.


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