Xeon w3-2435 vs i9-10900F

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10900F and Xeon w3-2435 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	605	386
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	59.71
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	18.28	9.54
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)	15 February 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$669

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10900F and Xeon w3-2435 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	10 (Deca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	22.5 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	70 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10900F and Xeon w3-2435 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10900F and Xeon w3-2435. 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	+	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Core i9-10900F and Xeon w3-2435 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	-
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10900F and Xeon w3-2435 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-10900F and Xeon w3-2435. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	2 TB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 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 i9-10900F and Xeon w3-2435.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.03	17.27
Recency	30 April 2020	15 February 2023
Physical cores	10	8
Threads	20	16
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

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