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Intel Core i9-9900 vs Intel Xeon W-2123. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2019
Intel Core i9-9900
Intel Core i9-9900
Released
Q3/2017
Overall score
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Intel Xeon W-2123
Intel Xeon W-2123

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9900 or Intel Xeon W-2123? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i9-9900 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Xeon W-2123 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 120 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    281 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 22% better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 120 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    188 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    144 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    150 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    65 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    151 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    313 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    320 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    665 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    5 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    25 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    23 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    285 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    168 place
Intel Xeon W-2123 Reasons to consider
Intel Xeon W-2123
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    885 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon W-2123 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    303 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    369 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    587 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    605 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    512 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9900 Intel Core i9-9900
Intel Xeon W-2123 Intel Xeon W-2123
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 W
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000 left arrow Intel Xeon W-2100/3100
  • Successor
    Intel Core i9-10900 left arrow Intel Xeon W-2223
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
    3.10 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 8
  • 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 W-2123 and Intel Core i9-9900. 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 512 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
  • 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 i9-9900 and Intel Xeon W-2123 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 120 W
  • Tjunction max.
    100 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9900 and Intel Core i9-9900, 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
    16.00 MB left arrow 8.25 MB
  • Architecture
    Coffee Lake S Refresh left arrow Skylake W
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151-2 left arrow LGA 2066
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q3/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i9-9900 and Intel Xeon W-2123.

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
219
Intel Core i9-9900
166
Intel Xeon W-2123
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
1931
Intel Core i9-9900
805
Intel Xeon W-2123
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1292
Intel Core i9-9900
953
Intel Xeon W-2123
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
8047
Intel Core i9-9900
4077
Intel Xeon W-2123
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
18644
Intel Core i9-9900
10669
Intel Xeon W-2123

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