i5-12400F vs Xeon E3-1505L v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1595	617
Place by popularity	not in top-100	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.88	45.55
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E3	no data
Power efficiency	12.11	17.90
Architecture codename	Skylake-H (2015−2016)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$433	$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12400F has 5076% better value for money than Xeon E3-1505L v5.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1505L v5 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	20	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	122 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	2,300 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1505L v5 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	Intel BGA 1440	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-12400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics P530

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1505L v5 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.32	12.76
Recency	1 September 2015	4 January 2022
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt

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