Xeon W-2265 vs i9-9990XE
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-9990XE outperforms Xeon W-2265 by a moderate 18% 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 | 393 | 513 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.49 | no data |
| Market segment | Workstation | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i9 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.84 | 3.74 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | no data |
| Release date | 3 January 2019 (6 years ago) | 1 October 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,800 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i9-9990XE and Xeon W-2265 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 28 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 40 | no data |
| L1 cache | 896 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 14 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB (shared) | 19.25 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 61 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-9990XE and Xeon W-2265 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 | 2066 | FCLGA2066 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | 165 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-9990XE and Xeon W-2265. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 46 Bit |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i9-9990XE and Xeon W-2265 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| MPX | - | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-9990XE and Xeon W-2265 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-9990XE and Xeon W-2265. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Quad-channel | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 85.33 GB/s | 93.85 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-9990XE and Xeon W-2265.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 44 | 48 |
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 | 17.16 | 14.59 |
| Recency | 3 January 2019 | 1 October 2019 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 12 |
| Threads | 28 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 255 Watt | 165 Watt |
i9-9990XE has a 17.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 16.7% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads.
Xeon W-2265, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 54.5% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i9-9990XE is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon W-2265 in performance tests.
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