Xeon E5-1603 vs i3-9100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-1603 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1373	1839
Place by popularity	40	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.98	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i3	no data
Power efficiency	6.17	1.59
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	no data
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	1 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$122	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-1603 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	no data
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	0 GT/s
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	no data
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	10 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	64 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	0.6V - 1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-1603 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-1603. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+

Security technologies

Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-1603 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-1603 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-1603. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066
Maximum memory size	64 GB	375 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	31.4 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-1603.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	40

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.24	2.18
Recency	23 April 2019	1 January 2012
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt

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