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Intel Core i5-8400B vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126F. Specifications

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Released
Q2/2018
Intel Core i5-8400B
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Q3/2017
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Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-8400B or Intel Xeon Gold 6126F? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i5-8400B has a base frequency of 2.80 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126F has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 135 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 135 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-8400B CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    12 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6126F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    306 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    136 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    125 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    113 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    69 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-8400B Intel Core i5-8400B
Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Xeon Gold 6126F
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 8000 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.8 GHz left arrow 2.6 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.8 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow 3 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow -
  • Shader
    192 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6126F and Intel Core i5-8400B. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-8400B and Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow 135 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-8400B and Intel Xeon Gold 6126F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Skylake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    9 MB left arrow 19 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow Q3/2017
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

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