Xeon E7-8860 v3 vs i5-10400F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-10400F and Xeon E7-8860 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking926not rated
Place by popularity9not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation23.93no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency11.94no data
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Haswell-EX (2015)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)1 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$155no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-10400F and Xeon E7-8860 v3 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1232
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/s9.6 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)40 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data160 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C75 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-10400F and Xeon E7-8860 v3 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 configuration18
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-10400F and Xeon E7-8860 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
PAEno data46 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i5-10400F and Xeon E7-8860 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-10400F and Xeon E7-8860 v3 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-10400F and Xeon E7-8860 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory size128 GB1.5 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/s85 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-10400F and Xeon E7-8860 v3.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1632

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 April 2020 1 June 2015
Physical cores 6 16
Threads 12 32
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt

i5-10400F has an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 115.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon E7-8860 v3, on the other hand, has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-10400F and Xeon E7-8860 v3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-10400F is a desktop processor while Xeon E7-8860 v3 is a server/workstation one.


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