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Intel Xeon D-2798NT vs Intel Core i9-11900K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Xeon D-2798NT
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Intel Core i9-11900K
Intel Core i9-11900K

What's the best choice Intel Xeon D-2798NT or Intel Core i9-11900K? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Xeon D-2798NT has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 20 / 40 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i9-11900K has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    12 more cores

    20 left arrow 8
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    52 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 67% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 71 % higher specified turbo frequency

    5.30 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-11900K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    42 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    30 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    56 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    14 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    83 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    43 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    86 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    37 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    476 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    63 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon D-2798NT Intel Xeon D-2798NT
Intel Core i9-11900K Intel Core i9-11900K
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon D-2700 left arrow Intel Core i 11000
  • Family
    Intel Xeon D left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 11
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i9-10900K
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Successor
    - left arrow Intel Core i9-12900K
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
    2.1 GHz left arrow 3.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    20x Sunny Cove left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    20 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    40 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.1 GHz left arrow 5.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (20 Cores)
    2.5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.8 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
    - left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 32
  • Generation
    - left arrow 12
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 750
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1300 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 3
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q1/2021
  • Shader
    - left arrow 256
  • Technology
    - left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-11900K and Intel Xeon D-2798NT. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    1024 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory Bandwidth
    102.4 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • PCIe
    4.0 x 32 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon D-2798NT and Intel Core i9-11900K 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
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 125 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 251 W / 56 s
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon D-2798NT and Intel Core i9-11900K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ice Lake left arrow Rocket Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L2-Cache
    30 MB left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 16 MB
  • Operating systems
    Windows 10, Linux left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Socket
    BGA 2579 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    10 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

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-11900K 5869.853606 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.24.0 / 1M / 8 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. / PRIME Z590-A
Duration: 170.362 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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