Xeon E7-2820 vs i5-10400

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	970	not rated
Place by popularity	93	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	Intel Xeon E7
Power efficiency	11.05	no data
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	Westmere-EX (2011)
Release date	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)	3 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,334

Detailed specifications

Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	2.27 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	8 GT/s	5.86 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	15
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	513 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	64 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,600 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1200	LGA1567
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066
Maximum memory size	128 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	34.113 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 630	N/A
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10400 and Xeon E7-2820.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	30 April 2020	3 April 2011
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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