Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 vs Intel Core i5-9400

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 and Intel Core i5-9400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

Intel Core i5-9400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3

6 more threads: 12 vs 6
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13211 vs 9392

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	12 vs 6
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13211 vs 9392

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400

Around 28% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 31% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2433 vs 1696
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1075 vs 697
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4645 vs 3958

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 85 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2433 vs 1696
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1075 vs 697
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4645 vs 3958

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1696

2433

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13211

9392

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

697

1075

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3958

4645

Name	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	Intel Core i5-9400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1696	2433
PassMark - CPU mark	13211	9392
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	697	1075
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3958	4645
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	16.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	194.017
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.526
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	7.846
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.998
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3760
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3574
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6414
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3574
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6414

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3	Intel Core i5-9400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q3'14	October 2018
Place in performance rating	1404	818
Processor Number	E5-2620V3	i5-9400
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v3 Family	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 GHz	2.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	6
Number of QPI Links	2
Number of threads	12	6
VID voltage range	0.65V–1.30V
L1 cache		64K (per core)
L2 cache		256K (per core)
L3 cache		9 MB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4 1600/1866	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	52.5mm x 45mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	40	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	2S	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0X3E98/x92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5