i3-9100F vs Xeon E5520

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5520
2009
4 cores / 8 threads, 80 Watt
1.59
Core i3-9100F
2019
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.24
+167%

Core i3-9100F outperforms Xeon E5520 by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5520 and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21091384
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.5810.24
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiency1.886.17
Architecture codenameGainestown (2009−2010)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date30 March 2009 (15 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$19$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i3-9100F has 297% better value for money than Xeon E5520.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5520 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.26 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.53 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data36
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5520 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 configuration21 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1366FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5520 and Core i3-9100F. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching+no data
PAE40 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E5520 and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5520 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 E5520 and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size144 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/A-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5520 and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 E5520 1.59
i3-9100F 4.24
+167%

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 E5520 2533
i3-9100F 6735
+166%

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 E5520 348
i3-9100F 1398
+302%

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 E5520 1448
i3-9100F 3737
+158%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.59 4.24
Recency 30 March 2009 23 April 2019
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E5520 has 100% more threads.

i3-9100F, on the other hand, has a 166.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-9100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E5520 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5520 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-9100F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5520 and Core i3-9100F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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