i5-11400F vs Xeon Silver 4116

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Silver 4116
2017
12 cores / 24 threads, 85 Watt
9.58
Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.13
+16.2%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Xeon Silver 4116 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4116 and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking819717
Place by popularitynot in top-10034
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.7239.77
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Silverno data
Power efficiency10.2815.61
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,002$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-11400F has 595% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4116.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4116 and Core i5-11400F 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)
Threads2412
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache768 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache12 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16.5 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data276 mm2
Maximum core temperature76 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4116 and Core i5-11400F 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Core i5-11400F. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
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--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4116 and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4116 and Core i5-11400F.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

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 Silver 4116 9.58
i5-11400F 11.13
+16.2%

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 Silver 4116 14660
i5-11400F 17028
+16.2%

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 Silver 4116 868
i5-11400F 1980
+128%

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 Silver 4116 5676
i5-11400F 7626
+34.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.58 11.13
Recency 11 July 2017 16 March 2021
Physical cores 12 6
Threads 24 12
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Silver 4116 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

i5-11400F, on the other hand, has a 16.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 30.8% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4116 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4116 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-11400F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4116 and Core i5-11400F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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