i5-8600 vs Xeon Platinum 8124M

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8124M
18 cores / 36 threads, 240 Watt
17.21
+174%
Core i5-8600
2018
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.27

Xeon Platinum 8124M outperforms Core i5-8600 by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3711076
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.84
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Core i5
Power efficiency6.799.13
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release dateno data2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$213

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads366
Base clock speedno data3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3031
L1 cache1.125 MB384 KB
L2 cache18 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache24.75 MB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket PFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)240 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1,536 GB128 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 data1.15 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600 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 Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8124M and Core i5-8600.

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 Platinum 8124M 17.21
+174%
i5-8600 6.27

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 Platinum 8124M 27336
+174%
i5-8600 9961

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 Platinum 8124M 1231
i5-8600 1465
+19%

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 Platinum 8124M 11252
+122%
i5-8600 5064

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 17.21 6.27
Physical cores 18 6
Threads 36 6
Power consumption (TDP) 240 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8124M has a 174.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

i5-8600, on the other hand, has 269.2% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8124M is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-8600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8124M is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8600 is a desktop one.


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