Xeon Platinum 8170 vs i9-9900KF

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Platinum 8170 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking672not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.32no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i9Intel Xeon Platinum
Power efficiency11.46no data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-R (2018−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date7 January 2019 (5 years ago)25 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$488$7,405

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Platinum 8170 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)26 (Hexacosa-Core)
Threads1652
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache512 KB1.625 MB
L2 cache2 MB26 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)35.75 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C89 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Platinum 8170 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)8 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Platinum 8170. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Platinum 8170 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Platinum 8170 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Platinum 8170. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size128 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/s128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Platinum 8170.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2019 25 April 2017
Physical cores 8 26
Threads 16 52
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 165 Watt

i9-9900KF has an age advantage of 1 year, and 73.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8170, on the other hand, has 225% more physical cores and 225% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-9900KF and Xeon Platinum 8170. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-9900KF is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8170 is a server/workstation one.


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