i5-10500H vs Xeon E7-2820

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H 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
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Power efficiencyno data14.83
Architecture codenameWestmere-EX (2011)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,334no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.27 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate5.86 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)153 KB
L3 cache18 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size513 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)64 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketLGA1567FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR4
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 April 2011 2 April 2020
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E7-2820 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

i5-10500H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-2820 and Core i5-10500H. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-2820 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-10500H is a notebook one.


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