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Intel Core i9-13900K vs Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2022
Intel Core i9-13900K
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Q1/2016
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Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-13900K or Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-13900K has a base frequency of 3.80 GHz. 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2022.

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 has a base frequency of 2.40 GHz. 14 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 120 W. Released in Q1/2016.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    7 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 58% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    10 more cores

    24 left arrow 14

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-13900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    2 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    11 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    10 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    9 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    15 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    446 place
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    120 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    478 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    189 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    521 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    135 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    210 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    50 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    271 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    60 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    149 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-13900K Intel Core i9-13900K
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 13000 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v4
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 6
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i9-12900K left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2680 v3
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    No left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    8x Raptor Cove / 3.80 GHz (5.70 GHz) left arrow -
  • B-Core
    16x Gracemont / 3.00 GHz (4.20 GHz) left arrow -
  • Base Frequency
    3.8 GHz left arrow 2.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    hybrid left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 14
  • CPU Threads
    32 left arrow 28
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No left arrow 3.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (14 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.7 GHz
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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    32 left arrow -
  • Generation
    12 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    400 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics 32 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1450 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    4 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 and Intel Core i9-13900K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    89.6 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • Memory type
    DDR5-5600 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 40
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 120 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    241 W left arrow -
  • TDP down
    No left arrow -
  • TDP up
    No left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raptor Lake S left arrow Broadwell E
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    32 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    36 MB left arrow 35 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2022 left arrow Q1/2016
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

Intel Core i9-13900K

More results: 7

Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

Results with primary test sources

Published measurements are separate from the archived index. Incomplete conditions and unknown run counts do not support ranking positions or calculated performance differences.

Model TestResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R15 / multi-core 6191 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R15 / single-core 327 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R20 / multi-core 15181 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R20 / single-core 828 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R23 / multi-core 40103 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K Cinebench R23 / single-core 2267 points Graphics card: GeForce RTX 3090

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 10M / 32 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-13900K 9028.644277 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 10M / 32 threads / windows
System RAM: 32 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASRock / B760M-H2/M.2
Duration: 1107.586 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-13900K and Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

888.000000
Intel Core i9-13900K
213.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

14820.000000
Intel Core i9-13900K
3107.000000
Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4

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