Core i9-9900KF vs Xeon E5-2696 V3
Aggregated performance score
Xeon E5-2696 V3 outperforms Core i9-9900KF by a significant 22% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 455 | 595 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 45.96 | 14.58 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i9 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-EP (2014) | Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 8 September 2014 (9 years ago) | 8 January 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $488 |
| Current price | $122 | $386 (0.8x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon E5-2696 V3 has 215% better value for money than i9-9900KF.
Detailed specifications
Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900KF 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 | 18 (Octadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 36 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 45 MB (shared) | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 77 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900KF 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 |
| Socket | 2011-3 | FCLGA1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| MPX | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® ME |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900KF are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3, DDR42133 MHz Quad-channel | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900KF.
| 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.
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 outperforms Core i9-9900KF by 22% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Xeon E5-2696 V3 outperforms Core i9-9900KF by 22% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Core i9-9900KF outperforms Xeon E5-2696 V3 by 51% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Xeon E5-2696 V3 outperforms Core i9-9900KF by 2% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.42 | 11.85 |
| Recency | 8 September 2014 | 8 January 2019 |
| Physical cores | 18 | 8 |
| Threads | 36 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 145 Watt | 95 Watt |
The Xeon E5-2696 V3 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-9900KF in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon E5-2696 V3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-9900KF is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2696 V3 and Core i9-9900KF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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