Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms Xeon E5520 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 650 days newer than Xeon E5520.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5520
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 80 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 4% better in Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 than Xeon E5520 - 171 vs 165 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5520 doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Xeon E5520
Server/Workstation • Mar 30th, 2009
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5520 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500K |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30th, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Xeon | Collection | Core i5 |
| Gainestown | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 2.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
80 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
