i9-10900E vs Xeon E-2468

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	514	799
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	30.22	10.60
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	9.87	7.16
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)	Comet Lake (2020−2025)
Release date	14 December 2023 (1 year ago)	30 April 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$426	$488

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E-2468 has 185% better value for money than i9-10900E.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2468 and Core i9-10900E 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Performance-cores	8	no data
Threads	16	20
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
Bus rate	16 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	14 nm
Die size	257 mm2	206 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2468 and Core i9-10900E 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1700	1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2468 and Core i9-10900E. 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	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2468 and Core i9-10900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2468 and Core i9-10900E are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2468 and Core i9-10900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	DDR4
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2468 and Core i9-10900E.

PCIe version	5	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	16

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	15.08	10.94
Recency	14 December 2023	30 April 2020
Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	20

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