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Intel Core i9-9990XE vs Intel Xeon Gold 5215. Specifications

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Q2/2019
Intel Core i9-9990XE
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Intel Xeon Gold 5215
Intel Xeon Gold 5215

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9990XE or Intel Xeon Gold 5215? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-9990XE has a base frequency of 4.00 GHz. 14 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 255 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 85 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 60% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    14 left arrow 10
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 50% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.10 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    85 W left arrow 255 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9990XE Intel Core i9-9990XE
Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

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

  • Base Frequency
    4 GHz left arrow 2.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 10
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.1 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (14 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.5 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.

  • 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.

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

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 5215 and Intel Core i9-9990XE. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    44 left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Xeon Gold 5215 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
    84 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    255 W left arrow 85 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Xeon Gold 5215, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    19.25 MB left arrow 13.75 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Technology
    14 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

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