i5-2497M vs Xeon E3-1230 v6

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1202not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.24no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Core i5
Power efficiency6.81no data
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date28 March 2017 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier3515
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache8 MB3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Number of transistorsno data624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M 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)72 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with both Intel® SPS and Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866DDR3-1333
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4N/Ano data
Max resolution over eDPN/Ano data
Max resolution over DisplayPortN/Ano data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXN/Ano data
OpenGLN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 72 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E3-1230 v6 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

i5-2497M, on the other hand, has 105.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1230 v6 and Core i5-2497M. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1230 v6 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-2497M is a notebook one.


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