Xeon E-2226GE vs i9-9900KF
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-9900KF outperforms Xeon E-2226GE by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 821 | 1300 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 7.12 | 5.55 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i9 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.58 | 2.74 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) | Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 7 January 2019 (6 years ago) | 11 June 2019 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $488 | $286 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i9-9900KF has 28% better value for money than Xeon E-2226GE.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i9-9900KF and Xeon E-2226GE 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 154 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-9900KF and Xeon E-2226GE 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 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon E-2226GE. 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 | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Security technologies
Core i9-9900KF and Xeon E-2226GE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | 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 i9-9900KF and Xeon E-2226GE are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon E-2226GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics P630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon E-2226GE.
| 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.88 | 5.47 |
| Recency | 7 January 2019 | 11 June 2019 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 80 Watt |
i9-9900KF has a 98.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
Xeon E-2226GE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 18.8% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i9-9900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E-2226GE in performance tests.
Note that Core i9-9900KF is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2226GE is a server/workstation one.
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