Intel Core i5-12400F vs Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-12400F and Intel Xeon E5-2670 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 i5-12400F

Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-12400F

Around 42% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 84.5°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3630 vs 1694

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 84.5°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	3630 vs 1694

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 6
12 more threads: 24 vs 12
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 22166 vs 19680

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 6
Number of threads	24 vs 12
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	22166 vs 19680

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-12400F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3630

1694

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

19680

22166

Name	Intel Core i5-12400F	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	3630	1694
PassMark - CPU mark	19680	22166
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	5915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		705
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7047

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-12400F	Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Haswell
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	Q3'14
Launch price (MSRP)	$194
Place in performance rating	581	1411
Processor Number	i5-12400F	E5-2670V3
Series	12th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 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	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	84.5°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	12
Number of threads	12	24
Base frequency		2.30 GHz
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
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	52.5mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	120 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)