i5-8500 vs Xeon Gold 6134

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6134
2017
8 cores / 16 threads, 130 Watt
10.45
+73.9%
Core i5-8500
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.01

Xeon Gold 6134 outperforms Core i5-8500 by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7491106
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.615.80
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Core i5
Power efficiency7.618.75
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Coffee Lake-S (2017−2018)
Release date25 April 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,214$202

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-8500 has 122% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6134.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500 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)
Threads166
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3230
L1 cache512 KB384 KB
L2 cache8 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperature79 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500 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 Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Gold 6134 10.45
+73.9%
i5-8500 6.01

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 Gold 6134 16596
+73.9%
i5-8500 9542

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 Gold 6134 1234
i5-8500 1394
+13%

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 Gold 6134 7293
+50.7%
i5-8500 4838

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.45 6.01
Recency 25 April 2017 2 April 2018
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 16 6
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6134 has a 73.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

i5-8500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6134 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6134 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6134 and Core i5-8500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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