i5-14500 vs Xeon Gold 6258R

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6258R
2020
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
26.30
+24.8%

Xeon Gold 6258R outperforms Core i5-14500 by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-14500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking191268
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.2467.77
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.7029.57
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date24 February 2020 (4 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,950$232

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-14500 has 376% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6258R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-14500 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads5620
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s154 MHz
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache1.75 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-14500 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-14500. 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++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-14500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-14500 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 i5-14500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size1 TB192 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.55 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-14500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-14500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-14500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6258R and Core i5-14500.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
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 6258R 26.30
+24.8%
i5-14500 21.08

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 6258R 40252
+24.8%
i5-14500 32256

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.30 21.08
Recency 24 February 2020 8 January 2024
Physical cores 28 14
Threads 56 20
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6258R has a 24.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 180% more threads.

i5-14500, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 215.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6258R is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-14500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6258R is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-14500 is a desktop one.


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