Xeon E5-2693 V3 vs i5-9400F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400F and Xeon E5-2693 V3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1108not rated
Place by popularity24not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.42no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency8.68no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date8 January 2019 (5 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$182no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F and Xeon E5-2693 V3 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads624
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size149 mm2356 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400F and Xeon E5-2693 V3 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)2
SocketFCLGA11512011-3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt160 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon E5-2693 V3. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F and Xeon E5-2693 V3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon E5-2693 V3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon E5-2693 V3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2133
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon E5-2693 V3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1640

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 12
Threads 6 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 160 Watt

i5-9400F has a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 146.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2693 V3, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-9400F and Xeon E5-2693 V3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-9400F is a desktop processor while Xeon E5-2693 V3 is a server/workstation one.


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