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

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2018
Intel Core i5-8400B
Intel Core i5-8400B
Released
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?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-8400B has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Intel Xeon Gold 6126F has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 12 Cores. Power consumption of 135 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 7% better clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 3% better overclocked clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less 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)
    745 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    302 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times 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)
    358 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    146 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    129 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    382 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    74 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.

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

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 12
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

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

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    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.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-8400B and Intel Xeon Gold 6126F to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 135 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • 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
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S left arrow Skylake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1440 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q2/2018 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-8400B and Intel Xeon Gold 6126F.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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