Intel Core i5-11400F vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-11400F and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 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.

Intel Core i5-11400F

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-11400F

Around 33% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 27% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 79°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2986 vs 1802

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 79°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2986 vs 1802

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 21923 vs 16945

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	21923 vs 16945

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-11400F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2986

1802

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16945

21923

Name	Intel Core i5-11400F	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2986	1802
PassMark - CPU mark	16945	21923
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5666
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5962

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-11400F	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake	Haswell
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$157
Place in performance rating	802	1412
Processor Number	i5-11400F	E5-2660V3
Series	11th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s QPI
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB
L3 cache	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of threads	12	20
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5 mm x 37.5 mm	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2019C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+1x4, 2x8+1x4, 1x8+3x4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
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-512	Intel® AVX2
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® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)