Intel Xeon W-1270E vs Intel Core i5-13400

Last updated: 2023-11-17

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon W-1270E		Intel Core i5-13400
CPU comparison Intel Xeon W-1270E or Intel Core i5-13400 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Xeon W-1270E has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon W-1270E was released in Q2/2020. The Intel Core i5-13400 has 10 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13400 was released in Q1/2023.

Intel Xeon W (83)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Xeon W-1200 (13)	CPU group	Intel Core i 13000 (AL) (16)
10	Generation	13
Comet Lake W	Architecture	Alder Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i5-12400
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-14400

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Xeon W-1270E is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.40 GHz (4.80 GHz). The Intel Core i5-13400 has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz).
Intel Xeon W-1270E	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13400
8	Cores	10
16	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.40 GHz (4.80 GHz)	A-Core	2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz) 6x Raptor Cove
--	B-Core	1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz) 4x Gracemont
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 Xeon W-1270E	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13400
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel UHD Graphics P630	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 730
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
1.20 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.55 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	12
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
24	Compute units	24
192	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

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 P630	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 730
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Xeon W-1270E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-13400 can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Xeon W-1270E	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13400
DDR4-2933	Memory	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
128 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
46.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
16.00 MB	L2 Cache	9.50 MB
--	L3 Cache	20.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	5.0
16	PCIe lanes	20
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon W-1270E has a TDP of 80 W, that of the Intel Core i5-13400 is 65 W.
Intel Xeon W-1270E	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13400
80 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	154 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Xeon W-1270E has a 16.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-13400 cache has a total of 29.50 MB.
Intel Xeon W-1270E	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-13400
14 nm	Technology	10 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, AVX2+
LGA 1200	Socket	LGA 1700
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2020	Release date	Q1/2023
367 $	Release price	221 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon W-1270E (82%)

Intel Core i5-13400 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Xeon W-1270E (78%)

Intel Core i5-13400 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	1341 (82%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1644 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	8559 (83%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	10309 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E Intel UHD Graphics P630 @ 1.20 GHz	461 (77%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 Intel UHD Graphics 730 @ 1.55 GHz	595 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	18639 (72%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	25910 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	106 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	821 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	1794 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	15890 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	2375 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	9712 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	687 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	6055 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	674 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	6282 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.60 GHz	253 (100%)

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 Xeon W-1270E 8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 10C 16T @ 4.10 GHz	2336 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	Intel Xeon W-1270E 3.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-13400 15,890 CB R23 MC @ 94 W	169 (100%)

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