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Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M vs Intel Core i9-9900KS. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
Released
Q4/2019
Overall score
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Intel Core i9-9900KS
Intel Core i9-9900KS

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M or Intel Core i9-9900KS? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M has a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. 26 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i9-9900KS has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 127 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    209 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    18 times more cores

    26 left arrow 8

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    336 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    36 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    147 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    402 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    11 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    244 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 48% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 26 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.77 times less performance per watt

    127 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    190 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    111 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    127 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    121 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    262 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    246 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    54 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    646 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    161 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    6 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    74 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    256 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
Intel Core i9-9900KS Intel Core i9-9900KS
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 Xeon Platinum left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 9
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Platinum 8100 left arrow Intel Core i 9000
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
    2.10 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    26 left arrow 8
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 5.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    52 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 Intel UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2017
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-9900KS and Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M and Intel Core i9-9900KS to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 127 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    -- left arrow 159 W / 28 s
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M and Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M, 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, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    36.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Coffee Lake S Refresh
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q4/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M and Intel Core i9-9900KS.

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
161
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
222
Intel Core i9-9900KS
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
3596
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
2201
Intel Core i9-9900KS
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
4125
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
6250
Intel Core i9-9900KS
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
67559
Intel Xeon Platinum 8170M
38244
Intel Core i9-9900KS

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