Intel Core i5-9400F vs Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Xeon E5-2697 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-9400F

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 30% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 76.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 145 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2430 vs 1927
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1083 vs 797

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 76.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 145 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430 vs 1927
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1083 vs 797

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

8 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 6
22 more threads: 28 vs 6
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26772 vs 9458
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9536 vs 4737

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 6
Number of threads	28 vs 6
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26772 vs 9458
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9536 vs 4737

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9400F
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2430

1927

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9458

26772

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1083

797

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4737

9536

Name	Intel Core i5-9400F	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430	1927
PassMark - CPU mark	9458	26772
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1083	797
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4737	9536
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3746

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9400F	Intel Xeon E5-2697 v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'19	Q3'14
Place in performance rating	1348	1178
Processor Number	i5-9400F	E5-2697V3
Series	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	2.60 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	9.6 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	76.7°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	6	14
Number of threads	6	28
Number of QPI Links		2
VID voltage range		0.65V–1.30V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	768 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4 1600/1866/2133
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 51mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	145 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)