Xeon D-2899NT vs i5-10400F

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10400F and Xeon D-2899NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking910not rated
Place by popularity9not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation24.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency11.94no data
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Ice Lake-D (2022−2023)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$155$2,138

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-10400F and Xeon D-2899NT 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads1244
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10400F and Xeon D-2899NT 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1200FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10400F and Xeon D-2899NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
QuickAssistno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-10400F and Xeon D-2899NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10400F and Xeon D-2899NT are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10400F and Xeon D-2899NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data
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 Core i5-10400F and Xeon D-2899NT.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1632
USB revisionno data3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data24
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data+

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 April 2020 14 December 2023
Physical cores 6 22
Threads 12 44
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 135 Watt

i5-10400F has 107.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon D-2899NT, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 266.7% more physical cores and 266.7% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-10400F and Xeon D-2899NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-10400F is a desktop processor while Xeon D-2899NT is a server/workstation one.


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