Xeon Gold 6254 vs i5-9400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-9400F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
6.19
Xeon Gold 6254
2019
18 cores / 36 threads, 200 Watt
20.59
+233%

Xeon Gold 6254 outperforms Core i5-9400F by a whopping 233% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6254 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1091282
Place by popularity25not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.238.69
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency8.689.39
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)2 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$182$3,803

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9400F has 6% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6254.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6254 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)18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads636
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2931
L1 cache385 KB1.125 MB
L2 cache1.5 MB18 MB
L3 cache9 MB (shared)24.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size149 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C82 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6254 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)65 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6254. 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+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6254 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 i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6254 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 6254. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB1 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6254.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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 6254 20.59
+233%

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 9469
Xeon Gold 6254 31513
+233%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-9400F 1403
+2.1%
Xeon Gold 6254 1374

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-9400F 4892
Xeon Gold 6254 10612
+117%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.19 20.59
Recency 7 January 2019 2 April 2019
Physical cores 6 18
Threads 6 36
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 200 Watt

i5-9400F has 207.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6254, on the other hand, has a 232.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 6254 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 6254 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-9400F and Xeon Gold 6254, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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