i5-10400F vs Xeon Phi 7290
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Phi 7290 outperforms Core i5-10400F by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 756 | 1001 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 12 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 22.67 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 4.61 | 11.97 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Knights Landing (2016) | Comet Lake (2020) |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 30 April 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $155 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 7290 and Core i5-10400F 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 | 72 (Doheptaconta-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 288 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 32 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Phi 7290 and Core i5-10400F 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 | 3647 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7290 and Core i5-10400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 7290 and Core i5-10400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7290 and Core i5-10400F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7290 and Core i5-10400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7290 and Core i5-10400F.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 11.27 | 8.12 |
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 30 April 2020 |
| Physical cores | 72 | 6 |
| Threads | 288 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 245 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Phi 7290 has a 38.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 1100% more physical cores and 2300% more threads.
i5-10400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 276.9% lower power consumption.
The Intel Xeon Phi 7290 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-10400F in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Phi 7290 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-10400F is a desktop one.
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