Core i5-8400H vs Xeon E5-2630 v2

The Core i5-8400H packs 4 cores / 8 threads, while the Xeon E5-2630 v2 offers 6 cores / 12 threads — the Xeon E5-2630 v2 has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 4.2 GHz on the Core i5-8400H versus 3.1 GHz on the Xeon E5-2630 v2 — a 30.1% clock advantage for the Core i5-8400H (base: 2.5 GHz vs 2.6 GHz). The Core i5-8400H uses the Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019) architecture (14 nm), while the Xeon E5-2630 v2 uses Ivy Bridge-EP (2013) (22 nm). In PassMark, the Core i5-8400H scores 7,456 against the Xeon E5-2630 v2's 7,490 — a 0.5% lead for the Xeon E5-2630 v2. Geekbench 6 single-core — the metric most relevant to gaming — records 1,493 vs 549, a 92.5% lead for the Core i5-8400H that directly translates to higher frame rates. Multi-core Geekbench: 4,963 vs 3,654 (30.4% advantage for the Core i5-8400H). L3 cache: 12 MB (total) on the Core i5-8400H vs 15 MB (total) on the Xeon E5-2630 v2.

The Core i5-8400H uses the BGA1440 socket (PCIe 3.0), while the Xeon E5-2630 v2 uses LGA2011 (PCIe 4.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard. Maximum memory speed reaches DDR4 2666 MHz on the Core i5-8400H versus DDR3-1600 on the Xeon E5-2630 v2 — the Core i5-8400H supports 200% faster memory, which can translate to measurable gains in memory-sensitive workloads. The Xeon E5-2630 v2 supports up to 768 GB of RAM compared to 64 GB — 169.2% more capacity for professional workloads. Memory channels: 2 (Core i5-8400H) vs 4 (Xeon E5-2630 v2). PCIe lanes: 16 (Core i5-8400H) vs 40 (Xeon E5-2630 v2) — the Xeon E5-2630 v2 offers 24 more lanes for additional GPUs or NVMe drives. Chipset compatibility: Intel HM370,Intel QM370 (Core i5-8400H) and C602,C600 (Xeon E5-2630 v2).

Neither processor supports overclocking. Virtualization support: true (Core i5-8400H) vs VT-x, VT-d (Xeon E5-2630 v2). The Core i5-8400H includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics 630), while the Xeon E5-2630 v2 requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Core i5-8400H targets Mobile, Xeon E5-2630 v2 targets Server.