i5-10400H vs Xeon E3-1505L v5

Aggregate performance score

Xeon E3-1505L v5
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 25 Watt
3.32
Core i5-10400H
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.55
+67.2%

Core i5-10400H outperforms Xeon E3-1505L v5 by an impressive 67% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15971164
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.88no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E3Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency12.1111.25
Architecture codenameSkylake-H (2015−2016)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$433no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2,300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H 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)1
SocketIntel BGA 1440FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesLPDDR3-1866DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics P530Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Xeon E3-1505L v5 3.32
i5-10400H 5.55
+67.2%

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.

Xeon E3-1505L v5 5083
i5-10400H 8496
+67.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.32 5.55
Recency 1 September 2015 2 April 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt

Xeon E3-1505L v5 has 80% lower power consumption.

i5-10400H, on the other hand, has a 67.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 years.

The Core i5-10400H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E3-1505L v5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1505L v5 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-10400H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-10400H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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