i5-9400T vs Xeon 6517P
Aggregate performance score
Xeon 6517P outperforms Core i5-9400T by a whopping 508% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 195 | 1389 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.73 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 6.31 | 5.64 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 1 January 2025 (less than a year ago) | 1 September 2018 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $182 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 6517P and Core i5-9400T 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 18 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 72 MB | 9 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | Intel 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | - | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 6517P and Core i5-9400T 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA4710 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6517P and Core i5-9400T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon 6517P and Core i5-9400T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | + | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6517P and Core i5-9400T are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6517P and Core i5-9400T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5(6400MT/s) | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 4 TB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 8 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.05 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 6517P and Core i5-9400T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon 6517P and Core i5-9400T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304@24Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Xeon 6517P and Core i5-9400T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6517P and Core i5-9400T.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 88 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.38 | 4.67 |
| Recency | 1 January 2025 | 1 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 32 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 190 Watt | 35 Watt |
Xeon 6517P has a 507.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.
i5-9400T, on the other hand, has 442.9% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon 6517P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-9400T in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon 6517P is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-9400T is a desktop one.
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