Xeon E5-2690 v3 vs i9-10880H

Aggregate performance score

Core i9-10880H
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
9.57
Xeon E5-2690 v3
2014
12 cores / 24 threads, 135 Watt
10.65
+11.3%

Xeon E5-2690 v3 outperforms Core i9-10880H by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10880H and Xeon E5-2690 v3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking825750
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Comet Lakeno data
Power efficiency19.397.19
Architecture codenameComet Lake-H (2020)Haswell-EP (2014−2015)
Release date2 April 2020 (4 years ago)8 September 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10880H and Xeon E5-2690 v3 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rateno data9.6 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data356 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,600 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10880H and Xeon E5-2690 v3 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 configurationno data2
SocketFCBGA1440FCLGA2011
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt135 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon E5-2690 v3. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data+
PAEno data46 Bit

Security technologies

Core i9-10880H and Xeon E5-2690 v3 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon E5-2690 v3 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon E5-2690 v3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data768 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10880H and Xeon E5-2690 v3.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data40

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

i9-10880H 9.57
Xeon E5-2690 v3 10.65
+11.3%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i9-10880H 14642
Xeon E5-2690 v3 16306
+11.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.57 10.65
Recency 2 April 2020 8 September 2014
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 135 Watt

i9-10880H has an age advantage of 5 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.

Xeon E5-2690 v3, on the other hand, has a 11.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

The Xeon E5-2690 v3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-10880H in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i9-10880H is a notebook processor while Xeon E5-2690 v3 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-10880H and Xeon E5-2690 v3, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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