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Intel Core i7-9800X vs Intel Xeon E-2236. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2018
Intel Core i7-9800X
Intel Core i7-9800X
Released
Q2/2019
Overall score
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Intel Xeon E-2236
Intel Xeon E-2236

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-9800X or Intel Xeon E-2236? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-9800X has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q4/2018.

Intel Xeon E-2236 has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 80 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    305 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-9800X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    196 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    114 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    222 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    252 place
Intel Xeon E-2236 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon E-2236
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    421 left arrow score
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.80 GHz left arrow 4.40 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.48 times less performance per watt

    80 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E-2236 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    189 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    252 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    317 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    277 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    394 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-9800X Intel Core i7-9800X
Intel Xeon E-2236 Intel Xeon E-2236
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 i7 left arrow Intel Xeon E
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow Intel Xeon E
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Xeon E-2336
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
    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 4.80 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 E-2236 and Intel Core i7-9800X. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-9800X and Intel Xeon E-2236 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    165 W left arrow 80 W
  • Tjunction max.
    95 °C left arrow 100 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-9800X and Intel Core i7-9800X, 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
    16.50 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q4/2018 left arrow Q2/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-9800X and Intel Xeon E-2236.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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