Intel Core i5-10500T vs Intel Xeon L5530

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10500T and Intel Xeon L5530 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Core i5-10500T

Intel Xeon L5530

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10500T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
4 more threads: 12 vs 8
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Around 43% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 71% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 60 Watt
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2287 vs 1169
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10149 vs 2522

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 8
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 2.66 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 70°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache	12 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 60 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2287 vs 1169
PassMark - CPU mark	10149 vs 2522

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon L5530

Around 13% higher maximum memory size: 144 GB vs 128 GB

Maximum memory size	144 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10500T
CPU 2: Intel Xeon L5530

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2287

1169

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10149

2522

Name	Intel Core i5-10500T	Intel Xeon L5530
PassMark - Single thread mark	2287	1169
PassMark - CPU mark	10149	2522

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-10500T	Intel Xeon L5530
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Nehalem EP
Launch date	Q2'20	August 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$192
Place in performance rating	1042	2073
Processor Number	i5-10500T	L5530
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Legacy Intel® Xeon® Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Price now		$13.96
Value for money (0-100)		91.79
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.30 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	5.86 GT/s QPI
L3 cache	12 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz	2.66 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	12	8
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.75V -1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	144 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC8
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	1.70 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	42.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	60 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015B
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		40-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)