Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 vs Intel Core i5-2540M

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,467

Rank #505

vs
4,406

Rank #1,390

5,467
4,406

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 19.4% (Rank #505 vs #1390)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,185

Rank #817

vs
4,419

Rank #1,373

5,185
4,419

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 14.8% (Rank #817 vs #1373)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,890

Rank #261

vs
4,387

Rank #1,487

5,890
4,387

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 25.5% (Rank #261 vs #1487)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,921

Rank #112

vs
4,525

Rank #1,339

5,921
4,525

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 23.6% (Rank #112 vs #1339)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,195

Rank #96

vs
4,511

Rank #1,265

6,195
4,511

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 27.2% (Rank #96 vs #1265)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

6,012

Rank #101

vs
4,531

Rank #1,214

6,012
4,531

Xeon Platinum 8270 wins by 24.6% (Rank #101 vs #1214)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Xeon Platinum 8270 Core i5-2540M Diff
Cores
26
2
+92.3%
Threads
52
4
+92.3%
Base Frequency
2,700 MHz
2,600 MHz
+3.7%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,000 MHz
3,300 MHz
+17.5%
Turbo Frequency (2 cores) --
3,100 MHz
Clock Multiplier
27x
26x
+3.7%
L1 Cache
1,664 KB
128 KB
+92.3%
L2 Cache
26 MiB
1 MiB
+98.1%
L3 Cache
36 MiB
3 MiB
+91.6%
Memory Channels
6
2
+66.7%
Maximum Memory
1,024 GB
16 GB
+98.4%
Max Bandwidth
131 GB/s
20 GB/s
+84.8%
PCIe Lanes
48
16
+66.7%
Max CPUs
8
1
+87.5%
TDP (lower is better)
205 W
35 W
82.9% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
32 nm
56.3% less

General Information

Specification Xeon Platinum 8270 Core i5-2540M
Designer Intel Intel
Family Xeon Core
Series 8200 i5-2000
Model Number 8270 i5-2540M
Microarchitecture Cascade Lake Sandy Bridge
Core Name Cascade Lake SP Sandy Bridge M
Core Family 6 6
Core Model -- 42
Socket Socket P and LGA-3647 Socket
Package FCLGA-3647 FCBGA-1023 and rPGA988B
Chipset Lewisburg Cougar
Memory Type DDR4-2933 DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, x8, x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Market Segment Server Mobile
Release Price $7,405.00 $266.00
Locked Multiplier Yes Yes

Designer

Xeon Platinum 8270
Intel
Core i5-2540M
Intel

Family

Xeon Platinum 8270
Xeon
Core i5-2540M
Core

Series

Xeon Platinum 8270
8200
Core i5-2540M
i5-2000

Model Number

Xeon Platinum 8270
8270
Core i5-2540M
i5-2540M

Microarchitecture

Xeon Platinum 8270
Cascade Lake
Core i5-2540M
Sandy Bridge

Core Name

Xeon Platinum 8270
Cascade Lake SP
Core i5-2540M
Sandy Bridge M

Core Family

Xeon Platinum 8270
6
Core i5-2540M
6

Core Model

Xeon Platinum 8270
--
Core i5-2540M
42

Socket

Xeon Platinum 8270
Socket P and LGA-3647
Core i5-2540M
Socket

Package

Xeon Platinum 8270
FCLGA-3647
Core i5-2540M
FCBGA-1023 and rPGA988B

Chipset

Xeon Platinum 8270
Lewisburg
Core i5-2540M
Cougar

Memory Type

Xeon Platinum 8270
DDR4-2933
Core i5-2540M
DDR3-1333 and DDR3-1066

ECC Support

Xeon Platinum 8270
Yes
Core i5-2540M
No

PCIe Revision

Xeon Platinum 8270
3.0
Core i5-2540M
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Xeon Platinum 8270
1x16, x8, x4
Core i5-2540M
1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Market Segment

Xeon Platinum 8270
Server
Core i5-2540M
Mobile

Release Price

Xeon Platinum 8270
$7,405.00
Core i5-2540M
$266.00

Locked Multiplier

Xeon Platinum 8270
Yes
Core i5-2540M
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Xeon Platinum 8270 Core i5-2540M
Process 14 nm 32 nm
Die Area -- 149 mm²
Transistor Count 8,000 0.62 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS CMOS
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) x86-64 (x86)

Process

Xeon Platinum 8270
14 nm
Core i5-2540M
32 nm

Die Area

Xeon Platinum 8270
--
Core i5-2540M
149 mm²

Transistor Count

Xeon Platinum 8270
8,000
Core i5-2540M
0.62 billion

Manufacturer

Xeon Platinum 8270
Intel
Core i5-2540M
Intel

Technology

Xeon Platinum 8270
CMOS
Core i5-2540M
CMOS

Word Size

Xeon Platinum 8270
64-bit
Core i5-2540M
64-bit

ISA

Xeon Platinum 8270
x86-64 (x86)
Core i5-2540M
x86-64 (x86)

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Xeon Platinum 8270 Core i5-2540M
GPU -- HD Graphics 3000
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1300 MHz
Execution Units -- 12

GPU

Xeon Platinum 8270
--
Core i5-2540M
HD Graphics 3000

GPU Designer

Xeon Platinum 8270
--
Core i5-2540M
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Xeon Platinum 8270
--
Core i5-2540M
1300 MHz

Execution Units

Xeon Platinum 8270
--
Core i5-2540M
12

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Xeon Platinum 8270 Core i5-2540M
ABM
ADX
AES
ATT
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
AVX512VNNI
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
DL Boost
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
MPX
MWT
NM
NX
Node Ctrlr
PTT
Protected
QAT
RdRand
Real
Run Sure
SGX
SHA
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64