i5-11400F vs Xeon E5-1650 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1116	733
Place by popularity	not in top-100	30
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.55	39.22
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	4.27	15.58
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-E (2013)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$917	$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-11400F has 2430% better value for money than Xeon E5-1650 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Core i5-11400F 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus rate	0 GT/s	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	276 mm2
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Core i5-11400F 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	1200
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	256 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	50 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-1650 v2 and Core i5-11400F.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	40	20

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	5.87	10.70
Recency	1 September 2013	16 March 2021
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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