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Intel Core i5-10600KF vs Intel Xeon Gold 5218. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Core i5-10600KF
Intel Core i5-10600KF
Released
Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon Gold 5218
Intel Xeon Gold 5218

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-10600KF or Intel Xeon Gold 5218? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-10600KF has a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Intel Xeon Gold 5218 has a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. 16 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    274 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 44% better clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 19% better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-10600KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    156 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    167 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    143 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    188 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    73 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    190 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    293 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    407 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    80 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    136 place
  • More number of cores

    About 2.67 times more cores

    16 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 5218 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    210 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-10600KF Intel Core i5-10600KF
Intel Xeon Gold 5218 Intel Xeon Gold 5218
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i5-9600KF left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-11600KF left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    4.10 GHz left arrow 2.30 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 16
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.80 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    12 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 5218 and Intel Core i5-10600KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-10600KF and Intel Xeon Gold 5218 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    182 W / 56 s left arrow --
  • TDP down
    95 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-10600KF and Intel Core i5-10600KF, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    12.00 MB left arrow 22.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-10600KF and Intel Xeon Gold 5218.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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