i9-9900 vs Xeon E5-2696 V3

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2696 V3
2014
18 cores / 36 threads, 145 Watt
13.84
+33.5%
Core i9-9900
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
10.37

Xeon E5-2696 V3 outperforms Core i9-9900 by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking537752
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.86
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i9
Power efficiency9.0315.10
Architecture codenameHaswell-EP (2014−2015)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date8 September 2014 (10 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$439

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads3616
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache45 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)77 °C72 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
Socket2011-3FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)145 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4 2133 MHz Quad-channelDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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. 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.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 13.84
+33.5%
i9-9900 10.37

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.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 21991
+33.5%
i9-9900 16476

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 1136
i9-9900 1601
+40.9%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon E5-2696 V3 8120
+12.4%
i9-9900 7222

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.84 10.37
Recency 8 September 2014 23 April 2019
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 16
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 145 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5-2696 V3 has a 33.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 125% more physical cores and 125% more threads.

i9-9900, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 123.1% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2696 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-9900 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2696 V3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-9900 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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