Xeon Gold 5418Y vs i9-13900F
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-13900F outperforms Xeon Gold 5418Y by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5418Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 128 | 167 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 57.11 | 54.33 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 46.66 | 14.33 |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 4 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 10 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $524 | $1,493 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i9-13900F has 5% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5418Y.
Detailed specifications
Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 36 MB (shared) | 45 MB |
| Chip lithography | Intel 7 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 257 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 81 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5418Y 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FCLGA1700 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5418Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| 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 i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5418Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5418Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5418Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 | DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | 192 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5418Y.
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 80 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
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. 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.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.05 | 28.01 |
| Threads | 32 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 185 Watt |
i9-13900F has a 14.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 184.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5418Y, on the other hand, has 50% more threads.
The Core i9-13900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5418Y in performance tests.
Note that Core i9-13900F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5418Y is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-13900F and Xeon Gold 5418Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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