Intel Core i5-14500 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6252

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Intel Core i5-14500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
Intel Core i5-14500 Intel Xeon Gold 6252

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-14500 or Intel Xeon Gold 6252 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-14500 has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-14500 was released in Q1/2024.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6252 has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6252 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 14000 (23) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
14 Generation 2
Raptor Lake S Refresh Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-13500 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-14500 is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (5.00 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 6252 has 24 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i5-14500 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6252
14 Cores 24
20 Threads 48
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz (5.00 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.10 GHz (3.70 GHz)
1.90 GHz (3.70 GHz)
8x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-14500 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6252
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.55 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-14500 supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6252 can connect up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-14500 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6252
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2933
192 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
20.00 MB L2 Cache --
24.00 MB L3 Cache 35.75 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 48
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-14500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 is 150 W.

Intel Core i5-14500 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6252
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
154 W TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-14500 has a 44.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6252 cache has a total of 35.75 MB.

Intel Core i5-14500 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6252
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1700 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2024 Release date Q2/2019
232 $ Release price 3660 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-14500 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 (55%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-14500 (86%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 (92%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-14500 Intel Core i5-14500
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
1877 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
1024 (55%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-14500 Intel Core i5-14500
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
14253 (71%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz
20154 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-14500 Intel Core i5-14500
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
32505 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz
27157 (84%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-14500 Intel Core i5-14500
14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz
2675 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-14500 Intel Core i5-14500
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
14965 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
24C 48T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-14500 Intel Core i5-14500
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6252 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-14500 Intel Xeon Gold 6252
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