i5-13500 vs Xeon Gold 6248R

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6248R
2020
24 cores / 48 threads, 205 Watt
22.31
+11.5%
Core i5-13500
2023
14 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
20.01

Xeon Gold 6248R outperforms Core i5-13500 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i5-13500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking236283
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.7564.27
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency10.3029.13
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,700$242

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13500 has 284% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6248R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i5-13500 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads4820
Base clock speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s154 MHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache1.5 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache24 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache35.75 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperature75 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i5-13500 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA36471700
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i5-13500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i5-13500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i5-13500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i5-13500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6248R and Core i5-13500.

PCIe version3.05.0
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 6248R 22.31
+11.5%
i5-13500 20.01

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 6248R 35434
+11.5%
i5-13500 31780

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 6248R 1287
i5-13500 2427
+88.6%

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 6248R 10808
i5-13500 12291
+13.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.31 20.01
Recency 24 February 2020 4 January 2023
Physical cores 24 14
Threads 48 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6248R has a 11.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 71.4% more physical cores and 140% more threads.

i5-13500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 215.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6248R is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-13500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6248R is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-13500 is a desktop one.


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