Intel Core i5-10400F vs Intel Xeon E5-2660

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-10400F and Intel Xeon E5-2660 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-10400F

Intel Xeon E5-2660

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10400F

Around 43% higher clock speed: 4.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 37% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 73 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 88% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2542 vs 1354

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 73 °C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2542 vs 1354

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
4 more threads: 16 vs 12
Around 67% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
3x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 128 GB
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14075 vs 12141

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
Number of threads	16 vs 12
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 12 MB
Maximum memory size	384 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	14075 vs 12141

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-10400F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2542

1354

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

12141

14075

Name	Intel Core i5-10400F	Intel Xeon E5-2660
PassMark - Single thread mark	2542	1354
PassMark - CPU mark	12141	14075
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4742
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		549
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		53.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		4.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		12.508

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-10400F	Intel Xeon E5-2660
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date	Q2'20	March 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$155 - $157	$85
Place in performance rating	1061	2150
Processor Number	i5-10400F	E5-2660
Series	10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Price now		$102
Value for money (0-100)		32.05
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s QPI
L3 cache	12 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	73 °C
Maximum frequency	4.30 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	12	16
Die size		435 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.60V-1.35V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	384 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	2S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)