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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
    9.00 MB left arrow 19.00 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

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

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