Xeon Gold 6548Y vs i9-9990XE

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Primary details

Comparing Core i9-9990XE and Xeon Gold 6548Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking311not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.94no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i9no data
Power efficiency7.05no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release date19 October 2018 (6 years ago)1 October 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,800no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i9-9990XE and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads2864
Base clock speed4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier40no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache19.25 MB (shared)60 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data83 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-9990XE and Xeon Gold 6548Y 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)no data
Socket2066FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)255 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9990XE and Xeon Gold 6548Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i9-9990XE and Xeon Gold 6548Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9990XE and Xeon Gold 6548Y are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9990XE and Xeon Gold 6548Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR5-5200
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels48
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/Ano data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9990XE and Xeon Gold 6548Y.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes4480

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 October 2018 1 October 2023
Physical cores 14 32
Threads 28 64
Power consumption (TDP) 255 Watt 250 Watt

Xeon Gold 6548Y has an age advantage of 4 years, 128.6% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads, and 2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-9990XE and Xeon Gold 6548Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-9990XE is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6548Y is a server/workstation one.


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