i9-13900KF vs Xeon E5502

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5502 and Core i9-13900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2852	92
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	62.15
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Intel Core i9
Power efficiency	0.63	13.75
Architecture codename	Gainestown (2009−2010)	Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$95	$564

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5502 and i9-13900KF have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5502 and Core i9-13900KF 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	2 (Dual-core)	24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	1.86 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.87 GHz	5.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	30
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	12 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	263 mm2	257 mm2
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5502 and Core i9-13900KF 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	FCLGA1366,PLGA1366	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	125 W, 253 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5502 and Core i9-13900KF. 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)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon E5502 and Core i9-13900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5502 and Core i9-13900KF are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5502 and Core i9-13900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	144 GB	192 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	19.2 GB/s	89.604 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5502 and Core i9-13900KF.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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	0.55	38.14
Recency	30 March 2009	27 September 2022
Physical cores	2	24
Threads	2	32
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	125 Watt

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