i5-13500 vs Xeon Gold 6258R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	193	277
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.18	61.22
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	11.70	29.18
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,950	$242

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13500 has 332% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6258R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6258R 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 cores	28 (Octacosa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	56	20
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	154 MHz
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	1.75 MB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	28 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	38.5 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6258R 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13500 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	192 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.55 GHz
Execution Units	no data	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12
OpenGL	no data	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-13500.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	26.30	20.80
Recency	24 February 2020	4 January 2023
Physical cores	28	14
Threads	56	20
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	65 Watt

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