Xeon Silver 4416+ vs i5-12400F

Aggregate performance score

Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.29
Xeon Silver 4416+
2023
20 cores / 40 threads, 165 Watt
29.09
+137%

Xeon Silver 4416+ outperforms Core i5-12400F by a whopping 137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12400F and Xeon Silver 4416+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking621152
Place by popularity4not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation43.8372.16
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency17.8916.68
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180$1,186

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Silver 4416+ has 65% better value for money than i5-12400F.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-12400F and Xeon Silver 4416+ 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1240
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)37.5 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm10 nm
Die size163 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data82 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12400F and Xeon Silver 4416+ 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA17004677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Silver 4416+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-12400F and Xeon Silver 4416+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Silver 4416+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Silver 4416+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Silver 4416+.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2080

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-12400F 12.29
Xeon Silver 4416+ 29.09
+137%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-12400F 19524
Xeon Silver 4416+ 46208
+137%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.29 29.09
Recency 4 January 2022 10 January 2023
Physical cores 6 20
Threads 12 40
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 165 Watt

i5-12400F has 153.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4416+, on the other hand, has a 136.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 233.3% more physical cores and 233.3% more threads.

The Xeon Silver 4416+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-12400F in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-12400F is a desktop processor while Xeon Silver 4416+ is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-12400F and Xeon Silver 4416+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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