i5-11400F vs Xeon Gold 6230R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	260	734
Place by popularity	not in top-100	30
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.03	39.24
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	13.34	15.57
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,900	$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-11400F has 78% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6230R.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230R 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	26 (Hexacosa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	52	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	1.625 MB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	26 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	35.75 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	276 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230R 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	no data	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	1200
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6230R 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 Gold 6230R and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	50 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230R and Core i5-11400F.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	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	21.16	10.70
Recency	24 February 2020	16 March 2021
Physical cores	26	6
Threads	52	12
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

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