Intel Core i5-11400 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4

Processor comparisons 19-03-2021

   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i5-11400 vs Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like PCMark 10, Prime95, Furmark, SuperPi, Blender, AIDA64, 3DMark, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, MATLAB, RealBench, UserBenchmark, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, Blender, 7zip.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Fortnite
Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Apex Legends
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 or Intel Core i5-11400.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-11400

55%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-11400

55%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

61%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	98.5	108.6
Valorant	111.9	123.4
Cyberpunk 2077	62.7	69.1
Apex Legends	105.2	116.0
Call of Duty Warzone	83.9	92.6
Overwatch	90.7	100.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	77.2	85.2
DOOM Eternal	56.0	61.7
Warzone	87.3	96.3
Assassin's Creed	94.0	103.7
Valheim	92.9	102.5

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-11400

119%

Xeon E5-2697R v4

20%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-11400 is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2697R v4 as it consumes less power: 65W vs. 145W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-11400	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Cinbench 15 Single-core	182	108
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1743	3177
Cinbench 20 Single-core	425	240
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3904	7475
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1110	641
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	10336	18061

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-11400	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	2476	1916
Multi-Core	18858	18383

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-11400	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Single-Core	2332	910
Multi-Core	10287	20218

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-11400	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4
Announcement date	January 20, 2021	January 01, 2021
Type	Desktop	Server
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA2011-3
Core name	Rocket Lake	Broadwell
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	4
Turbo Frequency	4.4 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	2.6 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	6	18
Threads	12	36
Bus rate	8 GT/s	9.6 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	5400 millions	4130 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	145 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400
Max. Memory	128 Gb	15 Gb
Memory Frequency	3200
Memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	3 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	45 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	Yes
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-11400 is 11% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2697R v4 has 12 more core than Core i5-11400. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-11400 is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 is better: 22
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-11400 and Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-11400 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-11400 specs and review.

• Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 specs and review.