i5-13400E vs Xeon E5-2640

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2640 and Core i5-13400E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1419not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.75no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.94no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge-EP (2012)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date6 March 2012 (12 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$162no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2640 and Core i5-13400E 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate7.2 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache15360 KB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size435 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,270 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2640 and Core i5-13400E 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA20111700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Core i5-13400E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVXno data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2640 and Core i5-13400E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Core i5-13400E are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Core i5-13400E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 730

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2640 and Core i5-13400E.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Synthetic benchmark performance

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



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 E5-2640 448
i5-13400E 1325
+196%

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 E5-2640 2292
i5-13400E 8823
+285%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 March 2012 4 January 2023
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-13400E has an age advantage of 10 years, 66.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2640 and Core i5-13400E. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2640 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-13400E is a desktop one.


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