Intel Core i5-9400 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5215L

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-9400 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Xeon Gold 5215L

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i5-9400 and the Intel Xeon Gold 5215L and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i5-9400 6 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Xeon Gold 5215L which has 10 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Xeon Gold (148)
Intel Core i 9000 (34) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
9 Generation 2
Coffee Lake S Refresh Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-8400 Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-10400 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-9400 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.10 GHz). The processor can compute 6 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 5215L clocks with 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz), has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 20 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i5-9400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
6 Cores 10
6 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.40 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-9400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i5-9400, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5215L supports a maximum of 4608 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 128.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i5-9400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2666
128 GB Max. Memory 4608 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
9.00 MB L3 Cache 13.75 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i5-9400 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 5215L is 85 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i5-9400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-9400 has 9.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 5215L is at 13.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i5-9400 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1151-2 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2019
220 $ Release price 9119 $
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1005 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
5341 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1085 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
4722 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
1346 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
5164 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
74 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
9463 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
378.1 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
462 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.90 GHz
2585 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz
177 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz
987 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5215L Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
10C 20T @ 2.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-9400 Intel Xeon Gold 5215L
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Ankermann AC Agentur1 PC PC Intel Core i5-9400
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MEDION ERAZER P66065 Gaming Desktop mit Intel Core i5-9400
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