Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H vs Intel Core i5-1245UL

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Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-1245UL
Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H Intel Core i5-1245UL

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H or Intel Core i5-1245UL - 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 Xeon Platinum 8356H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. Up to 1146 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Core i5-1245UL has 10 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-1245UL was released in Q3/2022.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (CL) (10) CPU group Intel Core i 1200P/1200U (21)
3 Generation 12
Cooper Lake Architecture Alder Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H is 3.90 GHz (4.40 GHz) while the Intel Core i5-1245UL has 10 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-1245UL is at 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz).

Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H Characteristic Intel Core i5-1245UL
8 Cores 10
16 Threads 12
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.90 GHz (4.40 GHz) A-Core 2.50 GHz (4.40 GHz)
2x Golden Cove
-- B-Core 1.20 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont

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 Platinum 8356H Characteristic Intel Core i5-1245UL
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H or Intel Core i5-1245UL has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 13
Technology 10 nm
Max. displays 4
-- Compute units 80
-- Shader 640
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12.1

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 Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H can use up to 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 140.7 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-1245UL supports up to 64 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H Characteristic Intel Core i5-1245UL
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
1146 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
140.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 6.50 MB
35.75 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
48 PCIe lanes 28
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 55.1 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H is 190 W, while the Intel Core i5-1245UL has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H Characteristic Intel Core i5-1245UL
190 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 55 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H is manufactured in 14 nm and has 35.75 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-1245UL is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 18.50 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H Characteristic Intel Core i5-1245UL
14 nm Technology 10 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, AVX2
LGA 4189 Socket BGA 1744
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2022
3400 $ Release price --
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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 Platinum 8356H Intel Xeon Platinum 8356H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-1245UL Intel Core i5-1245UL
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80 (Alder Lake) @ 1.20 GHz
1487 (100%)

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