i5-14400F vs Xeon Gold 5118

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5118
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 105 Watt
10.46
Core i5-14400F
2024
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.29
+55.7%

Core i5-14400F outperforms Xeon Gold 5118 by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-14400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking746409
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.2160.55
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency9.3823.59
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,273$196

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-14400F has 1062% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5118.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-14400F 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache768 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache12 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215 mm2
Maximum core temperature81 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-14400F 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-14400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-14400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-14400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-14400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB192 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-14400F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Gold 5118 10.46
i5-14400F 16.29
+55.7%

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 Gold 5118 16620
i5-14400F 25871
+55.7%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 5118 991
i5-14400F 2342
+136%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 5118 6790
i5-14400F 11441
+68.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.46 16.29
Recency 11 July 2017 8 January 2024
Physical cores 12 10
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5118 has 20% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

i5-14400F, on the other hand, has a 55.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-14400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5118 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5118 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-14400F is a desktop one.


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