i5-9400F vs Xeon Gold 6146

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6146
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 165 Watt
14.67
+146%
Core i5-9400F
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
5.96

Xeon Gold 6146 outperforms Core i5-9400F by a whopping 146% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6146 and Core i5-9400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4821096
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.719.17
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Core i5
Power efficiency8.418.68
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)8 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,286$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9400F has 147% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6146.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6146 and Core i5-9400F 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 speed3.2 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3229
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache24.75 MB9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6146 and Core i5-9400F 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Core i5-9400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6146 and Core i5-9400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Core i5-9400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Core i5-9400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6146 and Core i5-9400F.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 Gold 6146 14.67
+146%
i5-9400F 5.96

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 Gold 6146 23296
+146%
i5-9400F 9470

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 Gold 6146 1192
i5-9400F 1403
+17.7%

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 Gold 6146 8856
+80.8%
i5-9400F 4899

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.67 5.96
Recency 11 July 2017 8 January 2019
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 6
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6146 has a 146.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

i5-9400F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 153.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6146 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-9400F in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6146 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-9400F is a desktop one.


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