Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12400F and Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 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 i5-12400F

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12400F

Around 29% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 76°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
Around 38% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 90 Watt
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3630 vs 1858

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 76°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 90 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3630 vs 1858

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 10 vs 6
8 more threads: 20 vs 12
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 20810 vs 19680

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	10 vs 6
Number of threads	20 vs 12
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	20810 vs 19680

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12400F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3630

1858

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19680

20810

Name	Intel Core i5-12400F	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	3630	1858
PassMark - CPU mark	19680	20810
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		695
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5464

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12400F	Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q1'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$194
Place in performance rating	581	1457
Processor Number	i5-12400F	E5-2640V4
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	480 KB
L2 cache	7.5 MB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	76°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	10
Number of threads	12	20
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	68.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	45.0 mm x 37.5 mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	90 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20	40
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift 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)