i5-13400F vs Xeon L5640

Aggregate performance score

Xeon L5640
2010
6 cores / 12 threads, 60 Watt
2.92
Core i5-13400F
2023
10 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
15.84
+442%

Core i5-13400F outperforms Xeon L5640 by a whopping 442% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon L5640 and Core i5-13400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1651420
Place by popularitynot in top-10043
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.7055.42
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency4.6123.06
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date16 March 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$200$196

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-13400F has 3160% better value for money than Xeon L5640.

Detailed specifications

Xeon L5640 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.26 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache12 MB (shared)20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size239 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,170 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon L5640 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon L5640 and Core i5-13400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon L5640 and Core i5-13400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon L5640 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 L5640 and Core i5-13400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5, DDR4
Maximum memory size288 GB192 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth32 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon L5640 and Core i5-13400F.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 L5640 2.92
i5-13400F 15.84
+442%

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 L5640 4645
i5-13400F 25166
+442%

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 L5640 398
i5-13400F 2299
+478%

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 L5640 1934
i5-13400F 10936
+465%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.92 15.84
Recency 16 March 2010 4 January 2023
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 16
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon L5640 has 8.3% lower power consumption.

i5-13400F, on the other hand, has a 442.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 66.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Core i5-13400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon L5640 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon L5640 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-13400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon L5640 and Core i5-13400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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