Xeon w7-3555 vs i3-9350KF
Aggregate performance score
Xeon w7-3555 outperforms Core i3-9350KF by a whopping 790% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1480 | 92 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.13 | 17.44 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.01 | 5.01 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 8 January 2019 (6 years ago) | 24 August 2024 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $173 | $2,339 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon w7-3555 has 240% better value for money than i3-9350KF.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i3-9350KF and Xeon w7-3555 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 28 (Octacosa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 28 |
| Threads | 4 | 56 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 40 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 75 MB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | 4x 477 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 78 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-9350KF and Xeon w7-3555 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1151 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 325 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-9350KF and Xeon w7-3555. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i3-9350KF and Xeon w7-3555 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| MPX | + | - |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | - |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-9350KF and Xeon w7-3555 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-9350KF and Xeon w7-3555. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-9350KF and Xeon w7-3555.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 112 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.31 | 38.36 |
| Recency | 8 January 2019 | 24 August 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 28 |
| Threads | 4 | 56 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 91 Watt | 325 Watt |
i3-9350KF has 257.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon w7-3555, on the other hand, has a 790% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and 600% more physical cores and 1300% more threads.
The Intel Xeon w7-3555 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i3-9350KF in performance tests.
Note that Core i3-9350KF is a desktop processor while Xeon w7-3555 is a server/workstation one.
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