i3-9100F vs Xeon E-2224

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2224 and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1295	1370
Place by popularity	not in top-100	40
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	24.53	9.89
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	6.09	6.17
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-S WS (2018−2019)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	29 May 2019 (5 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$193	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2224 has 148% better value for money than i3-9100F.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2224 and Core i3-9100F 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	34	36
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2224 and Core i3-9100F 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	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2224 and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics P630	-
Clear Video	-	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
InTru 3D	-	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i3-9100F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	-
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	-
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	-
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i3-9100F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	-
OpenGL	N/A	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2224 and Core i3-9100F.

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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.57	4.24
Recency	29 May 2019	23 April 2019
Power consumption (TDP)	71 Watt	65 Watt

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