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Intel Core i9-9900KF vs Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2019
Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Core i9-9900KF
Released
Q3/2014
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9900KF or Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-9900KF has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2019.

Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q3/2014.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    143 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 28% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 34% better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9900KF CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    187 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    133 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    130 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    116 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    116 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    295 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    289 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    56 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    153 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    90 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    26 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    70 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    282 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    691 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.25 times more cores

    10 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    670 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    193 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    874 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    395 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    344 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    98 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    348 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    104 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    337 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9900KF Intel Core i9-9900KF
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
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 i9 left arrow Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v3
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2660 v2
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-10900KF left arrow Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
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 2.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.30 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes 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 E5-2660 v3 and Intel Core i9-9900KF. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2133
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 40
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9900KF and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    119 W / 28 s left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9900KF and Intel Core i9-9900KF, 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
  • L3-Cache
    16.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Haswell E
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 2011-3
  • Release date
    Q1/2019 left arrow Q3/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9900KF and Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
219
Intel Core i9-9900KF
127
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
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
2245
Intel Core i9-9900KF
1593
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1342
Intel Core i9-9900KF
734
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8779
Intel Core i9-9900KF
6121
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
6250
Intel Core i9-9900KF
3429
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
35769
Intel Core i9-9900KF
33900
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
2.61
Intel Core i9-9900KF
1.58
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
21.2
Intel Core i9-9900KF
16.25
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3
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
20192
Intel Core i9-9900KF
16429
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3

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