Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Head-to-head processor comparison
Combined benchmark scores for both processors
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #217
Rank #805
Core i9-9900X wins by 16.5% (Rank #217 vs #805)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #230
Rank #754
Core i9-9900X wins by 13.9% (Rank #230 vs #754)
Out of 2,060 results in the database
Rank #224
Rank #834
Core i9-9900X wins by 20.6% (Rank #224 vs #834)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #281
Rank #704
Core i9-9900X wins by 9.7% (Rank #281 vs #704)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #281
Rank #675
Core i9-9900X wins by 11.2% (Rank #281 vs #675)
Out of 1,771 results in the database
Rank #208
Rank #694
Core i9-9900X wins by 12.6% (Rank #208 vs #694)
Side-by-side comparison of key specifications
| Specification | Core i9-9900X | Xeon E3-1280 v3 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cores |
10
|
4
|
+60% |
| Threads |
20
|
8
|
+60% |
| Base Frequency |
3,500 MHz
|
3,600 MHz
|
-2.8% |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core) |
4,400 MHz
|
-- | |
| Turbo Frequency (2 cores) |
4,400 MHz
|
-- | |
| Clock Multiplier |
35x
|
36x
|
-2.8% |
| L1 Cache |
640 KB
|
62 KB
|
+90.2% |
| L2 Cache |
10 MiB
|
0 MiB
|
+97.6% |
| L3 Cache |
19 MiB
|
8 MiB
|
+60.4% |
| Memory Channels |
4
|
-- | |
| Maximum Memory |
128 GB
|
-- | |
| Max Bandwidth |
79 GB/s
|
-- | |
| PCIe Lanes |
44
|
-- | |
| Max CPUs |
1
|
-- | |
| TDP (lower is better) |
165 W
|
82 W
|
50.3% more |
| Process (lower is better) |
14 nm
|
22 nm
|
36.4% less |
| Specification | Core i9-9900X | Xeon E3-1280 v3 |
|---|---|---|
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Family | Core | -- |
| Series | i9-9000 | -- |
| Model Number | i9-9900X | -- |
| Microarchitecture | Skylake | -- |
| Core Name | Skylake X Refresh | Haswell-WS |
| Core Family | 6 | -- |
| Socket | Socket | Socket 1150 |
| Package | FCLGA-2066 | FC-LGA12C |
| Chipset | Lewisburg | -- |
| Memory Type | DDR4-2666 | DDR3, DDR4 |
| ECC Support | No | -- |
| PCIe Revision | 3.0 | -- |
| PCIe Configuration | x16, x8, x4 | -- |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Server/Workstation |
| Release Price | $989.00 | -- |
| Locked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Designer
Family
Series
Model Number
Microarchitecture
Core Name
Core Family
Socket
Package
Chipset
Memory Type
ECC Support
PCIe Revision
PCIe Configuration
Market Segment
Release Price
Locked Multiplier
Manufacturing process and die characteristics
| Specification | Core i9-9900X | Xeon E3-1280 v3 |
|---|---|---|
| Process | 14 nm | 22 nm |
| Die Area | -- | 160 mm² |
| Transistor Count | -- | 1,400 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Technology | CMOS | -- |
| Word Size | 64-bit | -- |
| ISA | x86-64 (x86) | -- |
Process
Die Area
Transistor Count
Manufacturer
Technology
Word Size
ISA
Supported instruction set extensions comparison
| Extension | Core i9-9900X | Xeon E3-1280 v3 |
|---|---|---|
| ABM | ||
| ADX | ||
| AES | ||
| AVX | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX-512 | ||
| AVX2 | ||
| AVX512BW | ||
| AVX512CD | ||
| AVX512DQ | ||
| AVX512F | ||
| AVX512VL | ||
| BMI1 | ||
| BMI2 | ||
| CLMUL | ||
| EIST | ||
| EMMX | ||
| EPT | ||
| F16C | ||
| FMA | ||
| FMA3 | ||
| FPU | ||
| Flex Memory | ||
| HT | ||
| MMX | ||
| NX | ||
| Protected | ||
| RdRand | ||
| Real | ||
| SMM | ||
| SSE | ||
| SSE2 | ||
| SSE3 | ||
| SSE4.1 | ||
| SSE4.2 | ||
| SSSE3 | ||
| TBMT 3.0 | ||
| TBT 1.0 | ||
| TBT 2.0 | ||
| TSX | ||
| TXT | ||
| VT-d | ||
| VT-x | ||
| vPro | ||
| x86-16 | ||
| x86-32 | ||
| x86-64 |
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