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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Xeon X5550 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 3243 days newer than Xeon X5550.
Advantages of Intel Xeon X5550
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 22% better in Dota 2 than Xeon X5550 - 203 vs 166 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon X5550 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon X5550 doesn't have integrated graphics
Dota 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
203
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.99
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Xeon X5550
Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon X5550 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30th, 2009 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gainestown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| 3.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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