i5-13400F vs Xeon Gold 5118

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-13400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	738	420
Place by popularity	not in top-100	43
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.31	55.20
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Power efficiency	9.43	23.06
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,273	$196

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13400F has 940% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5118.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-13400F 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	24	16
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.6 GHz
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16.5 MB	20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-13400F 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-13400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-13400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-13400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-13400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5, DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5118 and Core i5-13400F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	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	10.46	15.84
Recency	11 July 2017	4 January 2023
Physical cores	12	10
Threads	24	16
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt

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