i5-12400F vs Xeon D-1587

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1587 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	881	619
Place by popularity	not in top-100	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.06	43.60
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon D	no data
Power efficiency	12.43	17.89
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	24 February 2016 (8 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,443	$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12400F has 2017% better value for money than Xeon D-1587.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1587 and Core i5-12400F 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	12
Base clock speed	1.7 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Multiplier	17	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4700 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1587 and Core i5-12400F 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCBGA1667	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1587 and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon D-1587 and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1587 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1587 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4, DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1587 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version	2.0/3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	24	20
USB revision	2.0/3.0	no data
Total number of SATA ports	6	no data
Number of USB ports	8	no data
Integrated LAN	+	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.57	12.34
Recency	24 February 2016	4 January 2022
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	32	12

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