i5-8400H vs Xeon E3-1575M v5

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1225	1244
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.80	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon E3	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	10.40	10.11
Architecture codename	Skylake-H (2015−2016)	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date	2 January 2016 (8 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,207	$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	30	25
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	171 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	2,300 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCBGA1440	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
My WiFi	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	+	+
SIPP	+	+
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	+	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	+	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	+
DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+
DVI	+	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.4	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1575M v5 and Core i5-8400H.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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	5.04	4.90
Integrated graphics card	5.24	3.09
Recency	2 January 2016	2 April 2018

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