Xeon D-2896NT vs i5-6400

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1564not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.78no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency4.96no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)no data
Release date2 July 2015 (9 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$187no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads440
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier27no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)30 MB
Chip lithography14 nmno data
Die size177 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt117 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT 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 i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB1 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1632
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 July 2015 1 October 2023
Physical cores 4 20
Threads 4 40
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 117 Watt

i5-6400 has 80% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2896NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, and 400% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6400 and Xeon D-2896NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-6400 is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2896NT is a server/workstation one.


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