Intel Xeon Gold 5215M vs Intel Core i5-2500S

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Intel Xeon Gold 5215M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-2500S
Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Core i5-2500S

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5215M and the Intel Core i5-2500S and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Gold 5215M 10 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Core i5-2500S which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2011.
Intel Xeon Gold (163) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55) CPU group Intel Core i 2000 (28)
2 Generation 2
Cascade Lake Architecture Sandy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 5215M is a 10 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz). The processor can compute 20 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-2500S clocks with 2.70 GHz (3.70 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Characteristic Intel Core i5-2500S
10 Cores 4
20 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
2.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Xeon Gold 5215M Characteristic Intel Core i5-2500S
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
GPU frequency 0.85 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 6
Technology 32 nm
Max. displays 2
-- Compute units 6
-- Shader 48
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 10.1

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 6 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Gold 5215M, while the Intel Core i5-2500S supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Characteristic Intel Core i5-2500S
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1333
Max. Memory 32 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
13.75 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 2.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Gold 5215M has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-2500S is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Characteristic Intel Core i5-2500S
85 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 5215M has 13.75 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-2500S is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Characteristic Intel Core i5-2500S
14 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 3647 Socket LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q1/2011
4224 $ Release price --
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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 Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
737 (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 Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1965 (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 Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
633 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1679 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
Intel HD Graphics 2000 @ 1.10 GHz
106 (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 Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Xeon Gold 5215M
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-2500S Intel Core i5-2500S
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3371 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 5215M Intel Core i5-2500S
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