Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 vs Intel Core i9-10900X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Released
Q4/2019
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Intel Core i9-10900X
Intel Core i9-10900X

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 or Intel Core i9-10900X? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 205 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Core i9-10900X has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    14 times more cores

    24 left arrow 10

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    385 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    107 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    287 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.8 times less performance per watt

    165 W left arrow 205 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    247 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    136 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    101 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    381 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    197 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    165 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
Intel Core i9-10900X Intel Core i9-10900X
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
    2 left arrow 10
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200 left arrow Intel Core i 10000X
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
    2.90 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    24 left arrow 10
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    48 left arrow 20
  • 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 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 Core i9-10900X and Intel Xeon Platinum 8268. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 256 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 48
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 and Intel Core i9-10900X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    205 W left arrow 165 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 94 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8268 and Intel Xeon Platinum 8268, 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, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    35.75 MB left arrow 19.25 MB
  • Architecture
    Cascade Lake left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 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 8268 and Intel Core i9-10900X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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