Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 vs Intel Core i5-8500B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3 and Intel Core i5-8500B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3

Intel Core i5-8500B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
2 more threads: 8 vs 6
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB

Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	8 vs 6
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8500B

Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 87.025°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2554 vs 1754
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9024 vs 8447

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 87.025°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2554 vs 1754
PassMark - CPU mark	9024 vs 8447

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8500B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1754

2554

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

8447

9024

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	Intel Core i5-8500B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1754	2554
PassMark - CPU mark	8447	9024
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1076
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4811

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2628 v3	Intel Core i5-8500B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q3'14	Q2'18
Place in performance rating	1249	1134
Processor Number	E5-2628 V3	i5-8500B
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87.025°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	8	6
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	8	6
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	42mm x 28mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 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		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5