Core i9-9900 vs Xeon E-2176M

Place in performance ranking	947	684
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.35	13.66
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E	Intel Core i9
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	1 March 2018 (6 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$450	$439

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-9900 has 912% better value for money than Xeon E-2176M.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2176M and Core i9-9900 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	2.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	384 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	149 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2176M and Core i9-9900 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	BGA-1440	1151
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2176M and Core i9-9900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
SIPP	no data	+

Security technologies

Xeon E-2176M and Core i9-9900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2176M and Core i9-9900 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2176M and Core i9-9900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2176M and Core i9-9900.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

Xeon E-2176M 7.04

i9-9900 10.67
+51.6%

Core i9-9900 outperforms Xeon E-2176M by 52% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Xeon E-2176M 10882

i9-9900 16508
+51.7%

Core i9-9900 outperforms Xeon E-2176M by 52% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E-2176M 1379

i9-9900 1607
+16.5%

Core i9-9900 outperforms Xeon E-2176M by 17% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Xeon E-2176M 4889

i9-9900 7182
+46.9%

Core i9-9900 outperforms Xeon E-2176M by 47% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.04	10.67
Recency	1 March 2018	23 April 2019
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Xeon E-2176M has 44.4% lower power consumption.

i9-9900, on the other hand, has a 51.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Core i9-9900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon E-2176M in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E-2176M is a mobile workstation processor while Core i9-9900 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E-2176M and Core i9-9900, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.