Xeon Gold 6222V vs i5-9400F
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6222V outperforms Core i5-9400F by a whopping 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6222V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1094 | 438 |
| Place by popularity | 25 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.11 | 14.26 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | 8.67 | 12.82 |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 7 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $182 | $1,600 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6222V has 57% better value for money than i5-9400F.
Detailed specifications
Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6222V 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) | 20 (Icosa-Core) |
| Threads | 6 | 40 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 29 | 18 |
| L1 cache | 385 KB | 1.25 MB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 cache | 9 MB (shared) | 27.5 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 149 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 83 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6222V 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 (Uniprocessor) | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6222V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6222V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6222V 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 6222V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4-2400 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | 115.212 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6222V.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 48 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.98 | 15.65 |
| Recency | 7 January 2019 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 20 |
| Threads | 6 | 40 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 115 Watt |
i5-9400F has 76.9% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6222V, on the other hand, has a 161.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 233.3% more physical cores and 566.7% more threads.
The Xeon Gold 6222V 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 6222V is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6222V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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