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Intel Core i9-10900E vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2020
Intel Core i9-10900E
Intel Core i9-10900E
Released
Q2/2019
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-10900E or Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-10900E has a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. 10 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2020.

Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y has a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. 24 Cores. Power consumption of 165 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 17% better overclocked clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 165 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    670 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    247 place
  • More number of cores

    About 2.4 times more cores

    24 left arrow 10

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    381 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    54 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-10900E Intel Core i9-10900E
Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y
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 i9 left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum
  • Generation
    10 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 10000 left arrow Intel Xeon Platinum 8200/9200
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
    2.80 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    10 left arrow 24
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    20 left arrow 48
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No 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
    Intel UHD Graphics 630 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.20 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow
  • Shader
    192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q4/2017 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y and Intel Core i9-10900E. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-10900E and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

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

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-10900E and Intel Core i9-10900E, 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 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    20.00 MB left arrow 35.75 MB
  • Architecture
    Comet Lake S left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1200 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Release date
    Q2/2020 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 i9-10900E and Intel Xeon Platinum 8260Y.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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