i3-9100F vs Xeon E5-2695 v2

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	911	1384
Place by popularity	not in top-100	37
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.50	10.20
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	6.89	6.17
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge-EP (2013)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	1 September 2013 (11 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,950	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-9100F has 580% better value for money than Xeon E5-2695 v2.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2695 v2 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	24	4
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	30 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	160 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2695 v2 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA2011	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2695 v2 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 E5-2695 v2 and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	59.7 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2695 v2 and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	40	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	8.37	4.24
Recency	1 September 2013	23 April 2019
Physical cores	12	4
Threads	24	4
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	65 Watt

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