i5-8210Y vs Xeon E5620

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5620
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
2.26
+30.6%
Core i5-8210Y
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 7 Watt
1.73

Xeon E5620 outperforms Core i5-8210Y by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18272042
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.08no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.6723.37
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)30 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$35$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y 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 speed2.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache12 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size239 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature78 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GB16 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 617
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon E5620 2.26
+30.6%
i5-8210Y 1.73

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon E5620 3592
+30.7%
i5-8210Y 2748

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5620 367
i5-8210Y 975
+166%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5620 1468
i5-8210Y 1683
+14.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.26 1.73
Recency 16 March 2010 30 October 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 7 Watt

Xeon E5620 has a 30.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i5-8210Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1042.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8210Y in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5620 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8210Y is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5620 and Core i5-8210Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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