Core i5-9400F vs Xeon W3690

General info

Comparing Xeon W3690 and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1194	993
Place by popularity	not in top-100	30
Value for money	0.94	17.60
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Architecture codename	Gulftown (2010−2011)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$182
Current price	$572 (1.3x MSRP)	$138 (0.8x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9400F has 1772% better value for money than Xeon W3690.

Technical specs

Xeon W3690 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	12	6
Base clock speed	3.46 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	149 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3690 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3690 and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	no data	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
SIPP	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W3690 and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
MPX	no data	+
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W3690 and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3690 and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	24 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3690 and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe version	2.0	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.

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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.

Core i5-9400F outperforms Xeon W3690 by 31% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	4.68	6.13
Recency	14 February 2011	8 January 2019
Threads	12	6
Cost	$450	$182
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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