i9-13900 vs Xeon E7-4870

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated144
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.51
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Power efficiencyno data22.37
Architecture codenameWestmere-EX (2011)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date3 April 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$4,394$549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads2032
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz5.5 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/sno data
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size513 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2,600 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketLGA1567FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size2 TB192 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/s89.6 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 April 2011 4 January 2023
Physical cores 10 24
Threads 20 32
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 125 Watt

i9-13900 has an age advantage of 11 years, 140% more physical cores and 60% more threads, and 4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-4870 and Core i9-13900. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-4870 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-13900 is a desktop one.


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