i5-14400F vs Xeon E5-2678 v3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2678 v3
2015
12 cores / 24 threads, 120 Watt
9.27
Core i5-14400F
2024
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.27
+75.5%

Core i5-14400F outperforms Xeon E5-2678 v3 by an impressive 76% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-14400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking827412
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data60.48
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesXeonno data
Power efficiency7.3123.69
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date2015 (9 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$196

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-14400F 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cache384 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache3072 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size356 mm2215 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)84 °Cno data
Number of transistors5,560 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-14400F 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
SocketLGA2011-3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-14400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-14400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-14400F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-14400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2678 v3 and Core i5-14400F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
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.


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 E5-2678 v3 9.27
i5-14400F 16.27
+75.5%

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 E5-2678 v3 14726
i5-14400F 25841
+75.5%

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 E5-2678 v3 1015
i5-14400F 2342
+131%

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 E5-2678 v3 6753
i5-14400F 11419
+69.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.27 16.27
Physical cores 12 10
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2678 v3 has 20% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

i5-14400F, on the other hand, has a 75.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 84.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-14400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5-2678 v3 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2678 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-14400F is a desktop one.


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