i9-10900F vs Xeon X5675

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5675 and Core i9-10900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1410	608
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.80	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	4.01	18.27
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$162	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5675 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	12	20
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5675 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5675 and Core i9-10900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	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	+

Security technologies

Xeon X5675 and Core i9-10900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5675 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 X5675 and Core i9-10900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	288 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5675 and Core i9-10900F.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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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	4.03	12.55
Recency	14 February 2011	30 April 2020
Physical cores	6	10
Threads	12	20
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt

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