Xeon E-2468 vs Core i9-10940X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10940X and Xeon E-2468 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	301	333
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.16	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake-X (2019)	Raptor Lake-S
Release date	19 October 2019 (4 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Current price	$780	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10940X and Xeon E-2468 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	16
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10940X and Xeon E-2468 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	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon E-2468. 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-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Core i9-10940X and Xeon E-2468 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon E-2468 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon E-2468. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	256 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	94 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10940X and Xeon E-2468.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	48	20

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.

Core i9-10940X outperforms Xeon E-2468 by 5% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.06	17.17
Recency	19 October 2019	14 December 2023
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	16
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	65 Watt

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