Xeon Gold 5320 vs i5-9400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9400F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.19
Xeon Gold 5320
2021
26 cores / 52 threads, 185 Watt
24.54
+296%

Xeon Gold 5320 outperforms Core i5-9400F by a whopping 296% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 5320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1088210
Place by popularity24not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.68no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5no data
Power efficiency8.6812.10
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$182no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 5320 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)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads652
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier29no data
L1 cache385 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache9 MB (shared)39 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C79 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 5320 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)2
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 5320. 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++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 5320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 5320 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 5320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 5320.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

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. 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.

i5-9400F 6.19
Xeon Gold 5320 24.54
+296%

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.

i5-9400F 9470
Xeon Gold 5320 37558
+297%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.19 24.54
Recency 7 January 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 6 26
Threads 6 52
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 185 Watt

i5-9400F has 184.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5320, on the other hand, has a 296.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 333.3% more physical cores and 766.7% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5320 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9400F in performance tests.

Note that Core i5-9400F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5320 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 5320, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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