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Intel Core i3-9100F vs Intel Xeon Gold 5115. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Core i3-9100F
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
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Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Intel Xeon Gold 5115

What's the best choice Intel Core i3-9100F or Intel Xeon Gold 5115? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i3-9100F has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Xeon Gold 5115 has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 85 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    911 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 33% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 33% better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 85 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-9100F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    252 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    324 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    461 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    451 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1289 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    49 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    604 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    560 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 2.5 times more cores

    10 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 5115 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    706 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    241 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    427 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    136 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    277 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    383 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i3-9100F Intel Core i3-9100F
Intel Xeon Gold 5115 Intel Xeon Gold 5115
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i3 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i3-8100 left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i3-10100F left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.20 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 5115 and Intel Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 6
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-9100F and Intel Xeon Gold 5115 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 85 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-9100F and Intel Core i3-9100F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 14.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Skylake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i3-9100F and Intel Xeon Gold 5115.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1630
Intel Core i3-9100F
3493
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
660
Intel Core i3-9100F
1327
Intel Xeon Gold 5115
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
8940
Intel Core i3-9100F
22010
Intel Xeon Gold 5115

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