i5-8400B vs Xeon E5-2670 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking892not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.93no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Core i5
Power efficiency6.75no data
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,589$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads246
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2328
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache30 MB (shared)9 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °C100 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B. 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++
FMA+-
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-no data
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 September 2014 2 April 2018
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 6
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2670 v3 has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

i5-8400B, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5-2670 v3 and Core i5-8400B. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2670 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-8400B is a notebook one.


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