Core i9-10900F vs Xeon W-2125

Place in performance ranking	990	551
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.54	20.43
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon W	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	29 August 2017 (6 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$444	no data
Current price	$430 (1x MSRP)	$379

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-10900F has 212% better value for money than Xeon W-2125.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2125 and Core i9-10900F 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	4 (Quad-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	8	20
Base clock speed	4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	8.25 MB (shared)	20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	484 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	64 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2125 and Core i9-10900F 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA2066	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2125 and Core i9-10900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	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	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
SIPP	no data	-
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon W-2125 and Core i9-10900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2125 and Core i9-10900F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2125 and Core i9-10900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	512 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.3 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W-2125 and Core i9-10900F.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	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 W-2125 6.47

i9-10900F 12.93
+99.8%

Core i9-10900F outperforms Xeon W-2125 by 100% based on our aggregate 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 W-2125 10009

i9-10900F 20000
+99.8%

Core i9-10900F outperforms Xeon W-2125 by 100% 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%

Xeon W-2125 1345

i9-10900F 1685
+25.3%

Core i9-10900F outperforms Xeon W-2125 by 25% 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 W-2125 4913

i9-10900F 8408
+71.1%

Core i9-10900F outperforms Xeon W-2125 by 71% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.