Intel Core i5-8400 vs Intel Xeon E5-2680
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8400 |
| 65 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Xeon E5-2680. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider Intel Xeon E5-2680 |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8400
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Xeon E5-2680
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-8400 | | Intel Xeon E5-2680 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| Intel VT-x | | | |
| Intel VT-d | | | |
| Hyper-Threading | | | |
| 8.0GT/s QPI | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-8400 | | Intel Xeon E5-2680 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Coffelake | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Server |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | vs | Sandy Bridge-EP |
| Release Date | Jan 2018 | vs | Mar 2012 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-8400 | | Intel Xeon E5-2680 | |
|---|
| Cores | 6 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 6 | vs | 16 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 2 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD 630 | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-8400 | | Intel Xeon E5-2680 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 9216 KB (shared) | vs | 20480 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-8400 | | Intel Xeon E5-2680 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | Intel Socket 2011 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA1151 | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | 151mm² | vs | 435mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-8400 | | Intel Xeon E5-2680 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2800 MHz | vs | 2700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4000 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1.35 V |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 130 W |
Intel Core i5-8400
4800 points
Intel Xeon E5-2680
3500 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-8400
20160 points
Intel Xeon E5-2680
25920 points
Points - higher is better