Intel Core i5-2500T vs Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

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Intel Core i5-2500T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
Intel Core i5-2500T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-2500T and the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-2500T 4 core processor released in Q1/2011 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T which has 20 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i5 (331) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 2000 (28) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
2 Generation 1
Sandy Bridge S Architecture Skylake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-2500T is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6138T clocks with 2.00 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 20 CPU cores and can calculate 40 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-2500T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
4 Cores 20
4 Threads 40
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz Frequency 2.00 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

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 i5-2500T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel HD Graphics 2000 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.25 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
6 Compute units --
48 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 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 HD Graphics 2000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-2500T, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T supports a maximum of 768 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-2500T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 28.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-2500T has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6138T is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-2500T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-2500T has 6.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6138T is at 28.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-2500T Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2011 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 2750 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500T (63%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500T (14%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T (100%)

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 i5-2500T Intel Core i5-2500T
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
650 (63%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
1030 (100%)

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 i5-2500T Intel Core i5-2500T
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1832 (15%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
11988 (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 i5-2500T Intel Core i5-2500T
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2941 (12%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
24812 (100%)

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 i5-2500T Intel Core i5-2500T
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
557 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 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 i5-2500T Intel Core i5-2500T
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
1553 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.80 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 i5-2500T Intel Core i5-2500T
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.25 GHz
120 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-2500T Intel Core i5-2500T
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-2500T Intel Core i5-2500T
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6138T Intel Xeon Gold 6138T
20C 40T @ 2.80 GHz
3069 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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