Intel Core i5-9400F vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-9400F

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Around 16% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 86°C
Around 85% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2430 vs 1955

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 86°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430 vs 1955

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
22 more threads: 28 vs 6
12x more maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 128 GB
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28233 vs 9458
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3508 vs 1083
6.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 30097 vs 4737

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 6
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28233 vs 9458
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3508 vs 1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	30097 vs 4737

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9400F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2430

1955

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9458

28233

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1083

3508

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4737

30097

Name	Intel Core i5-9400F	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430	1955
PassMark - CPU mark	9458	28233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1083	3508
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4737	30097
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3746

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9400F	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	Q1'19	10 March 2016
Place in performance rating	1348	129
Processor Number	i5-9400F	E5-2680V4
Series	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,745
Price now		$1,762.90
Value for money (0-100)		3.32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	86°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	6	28
Die size		306 mm
Front-side bus (FSB)		9.6 GT / s / QPI
L1 cache		448 KB
L2 cache		3.5 MB
L3 cache		35 MB
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		4700 Million
VID voltage range		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	120 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
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	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	1S Only	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)
Graphics
Processor graphics		None