Xeon E3-1505L v6 vs i7-9700F

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-9700F and Xeon E3-1505L v6 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	900	1454
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	8.79	1.77
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Intel Core i7	Intel Xeon E3
Power efficiency	12.15	14.52
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$323	$433

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-9700F has 397% better value for money than Xeon E3-1505L v6.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9700F and Xeon E3-1505L v6 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	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Multiplier	30	22
L1 cache	512 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9700F and Xeon E3-1505L v6 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9700F and Xeon E3-1505L v6. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-9700F and Xeon E3-1505L v6 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
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 i7-9700F and Xeon E3-1505L v6 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9700F and Xeon E3-1505L v6. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD Graphics P630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9700F and Xeon E3-1505L v6.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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	8.66	3.98
Recency	23 April 2019	3 January 2017
Physical cores	8	4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

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