i5-9400F vs Xeon Gold 5120T

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 5120T
2017
14 cores / 28 threads, 105 Watt
11.84
+91.3%

Xeon Gold 5120T outperforms Core i5-9400F by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6801091
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.689.21
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Core i5
Power efficiency10.288.68
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)7 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,727$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9400F has 97% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5120T.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i5-9400F 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads286
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2229
L1 cache896 KB385 KB
L2 cache14 MB1.5 MB
L3 cache19.25 MB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperature89 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i5-9400F 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i5-9400F. 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+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe version3.03.0
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 5120T 11.84
+91.3%
i5-9400F 6.19

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 5120T 18127
+91.4%
i5-9400F 9469

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.84 6.19
Recency 11 July 2017 7 January 2019
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 28 6
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 5120T has a 91.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

i5-9400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 5120T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9400F in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5120T is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5120T and Core i5-9400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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