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Xeon E5520 vs Core i5-6500

Xeon E5520 vs Core i5-6500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms Xeon E5520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 2285 days newer than Xeon E5520.

Advantages of Intel Xeon E5520

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500

  • Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 5 than Xeon E5520 - 203 vs 181 FPS
  • Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Xeon E5520 - 65 vs 80 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5520 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


FPS

181

89%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

203

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.69/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$139.27

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor

Buy for CA$139.27 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 173 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo
Xeon E5520

Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009


Single-Core

348

29%

Multi-Core

1454

45%

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1177

100%

Multi-Core

3217

100%

Intel Xeon E5520 Logo

Intel Xeon E5520

vs
Intel Core i5-6500 Logo

Intel Core i5-6500

Mar 30th, 2009Release Date
Jul 2nd, 2015
XeonCollectionCore i5
GainestownCodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 1366SocketIntel Socket 1151
Server
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
8
Threads4
2.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
80 WTDP
65 W
45 nmProcess Size
14 nm
17.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
NoOverclockableNo

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