Xeon Gold 5215L vs i5-6400T

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1713not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.47no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency7.30no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$192$4,224

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2225
L1 cache256 KB640 KB
L2 cache1 MB10 MB
L3 cache6 MB13.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature66 °C77 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt85 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size64 GB4.5 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2015 2 April 2019
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 20
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 85 Watt

i5-6400T has 142.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5215L, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6400T and Xeon Gold 5215L. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-6400T is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5215L is a server/workstation one.


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