Xeon Gold 5403N vs i9-13900F

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5403N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	128	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	57.11	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	46.66	no data
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	no data
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$524	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5403N 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	32	24
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.5 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	36 MB (shared)	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	257 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5403N 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	no data
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5403N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AVX
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5403N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5403N are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5403N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200	DDR5-4000
Maximum memory size	192 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5403N.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	4
PCI Express lanes	20	48

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 January 2023	1 October 2023
Physical cores	24	12
Threads	32	24
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	115 Watt

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