Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 vs Intel Core i5-13500E

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Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-13500E
Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Intel Core i5-13500E

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 and the Intel Core i5-13500E and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 32 core processor released in Q3/2019 with the Intel Core i5-13500E which has 14 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2023.
Intel Xeon Platinum (89) Family Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 (21) CPU group Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16)
2 Generation 13
Cascade Lake Architecture Alder Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-12500E
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 is a 32 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz). The processor can compute 64 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i5-13500E clocks with 2.40 GHz (4.60 GHz), has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500E
32 Cores 14
64 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.30 GHz (3.70 GHz) A-Core 2.40 GHz (4.60 GHz)
6x Raptor Cove
-- B-Core 1.50 GHz (3.30 GHz)
8x Gracemont

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500E
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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

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 UHD Graphics 770
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 / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 12 memory channels is supported by the Intel Xeon Platinum 9221, while the Intel Core i5-13500E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500E
DDR4-2933 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Max. Memory 128 GB
12 Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
281.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 11.50 MB
71.50 MB L3 Cache 24.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
48 PCIe lanes 20
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has a TDP of 250 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i5-13500E is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500E
250 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 has 71.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i5-13500E is at 35.50 MB. The processor is manufactured in 10 nm.

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Characteristic Intel Core i5-13500E
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, AVX2+
LGA 3647 Socket LGA 1700
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
Q3/2019 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price --
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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 Platinum 9221 Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
32C 64T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13500E Intel Core i5-13500E
14C 20T @ 4.60 GHz
2375 (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 Platinum 9221 Intel Xeon Platinum 9221
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-13500E Intel Core i5-13500E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.55 GHz
794 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Platinum 9221 Intel Core i5-13500E
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