i5-12400F vs Xeon D-1518

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon D-1518
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
2.98
Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.77
+329%

Core i5-12400F outperforms Xeon D-1518 by a whopping 329% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1518 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1657617
Place by popularitynot in top-1004
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.5643.74
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Dno data
Power efficiency7.7617.91
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$193$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12400F has 2704% better value for money than Xeon D-1518.

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1518 and Core i5-12400F 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size246.24 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3200 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1518 and Core i5-12400F 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)1
SocketFCBGA1667FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1518 and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
GPIO+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon D-1518 and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1518 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-1518 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1518 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version2.0/3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2420
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

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.

Xeon D-1518 2.98
i5-12400F 12.77
+329%

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.

Xeon D-1518 4562
i5-12400F 19536
+328%

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.

Xeon D-1518 486
i5-12400F 2218
+356%

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.

Xeon D-1518 2228
i5-12400F 9084
+308%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.98 12.77
Recency 9 March 2015 4 January 2022
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 12
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon D-1518 has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-12400F, on the other hand, has a 328.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1518 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon D-1518 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon D-1518 and Core i5-12400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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