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Intel Core i9-10850K vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8253. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2020
Intel Core i9-10850K
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Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-10850K or Intel Xeon Platinum 8253? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-10850K has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q3/2020.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 has a base frequency of 2.20 GHz. 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    54 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 64% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 73% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.20 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-10850K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    122 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    55 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    73 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    177 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    95 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    587 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    20 place
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    16 left arrow 10

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    433 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-10850K Intel Core i9-10850K
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 Intel Xeon Platinum 8253
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum
  • Generation
    10 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
    3.6 GHz left arrow 2.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 32
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.2 GHz left arrow 3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    4.8 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.2 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.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow -
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1200 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow -
  • Shader
    192 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow -
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
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 and Intel Core i9-10850K. 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
    2 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2933 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • PCIe lanes
    16 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 i9-10850K and Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 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
    100 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    250 W / 56 s left arrow -
  • TDP down
    95 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-10850K and Intel Xeon Platinum 8253, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    2.5 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    20 MB left arrow 22 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2020 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 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

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-10850K and Intel Xeon Platinum 8253.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

536.000000
Intel Core i9-10850K
286.000000
Intel Xeon Platinum 8253

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