Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2 vs Intel Core i5-8259U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2 and Intel Core i5-8259U 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2

Intel Core i5-8259U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 4
12 more threads: 20 vs 8
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18616 vs 7843
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2846 vs 964
4.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 19410 vs 3939

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 4
Number of threads	20 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	18616 vs 7843
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2846 vs 964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19410 vs 3939

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8259U

Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 87°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.4x lower typical power consumption: 28 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2192 vs 1543

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.80 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 87°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2192 vs 1543

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8259U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1543

2192

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

18616

7843

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2846

964

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

19410

3939

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2	Intel Core i5-8259U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1543	2192
PassMark - CPU mark	18616	7843
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2846	964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	19410	3939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.218
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		75.117
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.451
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.118
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		3247
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		6697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		11568
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		3247
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		6697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		11568

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2	Intel Core i5-8259U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge EP	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q3'13	3 April 2018
Place in performance rating	548	551
Processor Number	E5-2658V2	i5-8259U
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v2 Family	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Mobile
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	4 GT/s OPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.00 GHz	3.80 GHz
Number of cores	10	4
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	20	8
VID voltage range	0.65–1.30V
Die size		123 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/1866	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	46x24
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	28 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		20 W
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3EA5
eDRAM		128 MB
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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