Xeon E5-2699A v4 vs i3-9100F

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-2699A v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1384	404
Place by popularity	37	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	10.31	2.32
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i3	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	6.14	10.68
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	Broadwell-EP (2016)
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	25 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$122	$4,938

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-9100F has 344% better value for money than Xeon E5-2699A v4.

Detailed specifications

Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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)	22 (Docosa-Core)
Threads	4	44
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	QPI
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	36	24
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	55 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	456.12 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	70 °C
Number of transistors	no data	7,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	145 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-2699A v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	46 Bit

Security technologies

Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-2699A v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-2699A v4 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 E5-2699A v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1.5 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9100F and Xeon E5-2699A v4.

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	16.45
Recency	23 April 2019	25 October 2016
Physical cores	4	22
Threads	4	44
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	145 Watt

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