Xeon E3-1268L v5 vs i9-9900KF
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-9900KF outperforms Xeon E3-1268L v5 by a whopping 185% 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 | 881 | 1674 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.18 | 0.52 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i9 | Intel Xeon E3 |
| Power efficiency | 11.55 | 11.00 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) | Skylake-DT (2015) |
| Release date | 8 January 2019 (6 years ago) | 19 October 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $488 | $377 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i9-9900KF has 1088% better value for money than Xeon E3-1268L v5.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i9-9900KF and Xeon E3-1268L v5 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 | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 122 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,750 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-9900KF and Xeon E3-1268L v5 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 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon E3-1268L v5. 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 E3-1268L v5 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 E3-1268L v5 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 E3-1268L v5. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| 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 P530 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon E3-1268L v5.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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 | 10.23 | 3.59 |
| Recency | 8 January 2019 | 19 October 2015 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 35 Watt |
i9-9900KF has a 185% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Xeon E3-1268L v5, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i9-9900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon E3-1268L v5 in performance tests.
Note that Core i9-9900KF is a desktop processor while Xeon E3-1268L v5 is a server/workstation one.
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