i5-13600KF vs Xeon E5-2470

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2470 and Core i5-13600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1183	212
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.72	63.34
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	5.20	12.44
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge-EN (2012)	Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date	14 May 2012 (12 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,480	$294

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13600KF has 8697% better value for money than Xeon E5-2470.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2470 and Core i5-13600KF 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	8 (Octa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 4.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	768 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	8 MB
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared)	6 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	294 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	78 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,270 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2470 and Core i5-13600KF 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1356	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 W, 181 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2470 and Core i5-13600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2470 and Core i5-13600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2470 and Core i5-13600KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2470 and Core i5-13600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	384 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.4 GB/s	89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2470 and Core i5-13600KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	24	20

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	5.24	23.90
Recency	14 May 2012	27 September 2022
Physical cores	8	14
Threads	16	20
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt

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