Intel Core i5-10500 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-10500 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning, programming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, MATLAB, Prime95, AIDA64, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, Gears 5, Blender, SuperPi, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, VeraCrypt, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Borderlands 3
Valheim
Last Man Standing
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Apex Legends
Watch Dogs Legion
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Overwatch
Valorant
DOOM: Eternal
Fallout 76
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Death Stranding
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite
Grand Theft Auto V

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 or Intel Core i5-10500.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-10500

54%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

55%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Xeon E5-2697R v4 is 1% better than Core i5-10500. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-10500

54%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

61%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	95.4	108.6
Valorant	108.4	123.4
Cyberpunk 2077	60.7	69.1
Apex Legends	101.9	116.0
Call of Duty Warzone	81.3	92.6
Overwatch	87.8	100.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.8	85.2
DOOM Eternal	54.2	61.7
Warzone	84.5	96.3
Assassin's Creed	91.0	103.7
Valheim	90.0	102.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-10500

61%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

20%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-10500 is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2697R v4 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 145W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-10500	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Cinbench 15 Single-core	201	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1491	3177
Cinbench 20 Single-core	467	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3392	7475
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1082	641
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	8209	18061

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-10500	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	2743	1916
Multi-Core	13414	18383

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-10500	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	1196	910
Multi-Core	7233	20218

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-10500	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	January 01, 2021
Type	Desktop	Server
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA2011-3
Core name	Comet Lake	Broadwell
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	10	4
Turbo Frequency	4.5 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	6	18
Threads	12	36
Bus rate	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	4130 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	145 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max. Memory	128 Gb	15 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	12 MB	45 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-10500 is 25% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2697R v4 has 12 more core than Core i5-10500. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-10500 is better: 11
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 is better: 23
However, it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i5-10500 and Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i5-10500 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 specs and review.