i5-10510U vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-10510U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesXeonComet Lake
Power efficiency7.30no data
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date2015 (9 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-10510U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed2.5 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache3072 KBno data
L3 cache30 MBno data
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-10510U 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 configuration2no data
SocketLGA2011-3no data
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-10510U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-10510U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-10510U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-10510U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-10510U.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes40no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 15 Watt

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

i5-10510U, on the other hand, has a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 700% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-10510U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2678 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-10510U is a notebook one.


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