i3-9100F vs Xeon E7-8850

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8850 and Core i3-9100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1370
Place by popularity	not in top-100	40
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	9.92
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E7	Intel Core i3
Power efficiency	no data	6.18
Architecture codename	Westmere-EX (2011)	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date	5 April 2011 (13 years ago)	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,059	$122

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8850 and Core i3-9100F 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	20	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus type	QPI	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	6.4 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	15	36
L1 cache	640 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	2.56 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	24 MB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	513 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	69 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	2600 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8850 and Core i3-9100F 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	8 (Multiprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	LGA1567	FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Core i3-9100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8850 and Core i3-9100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Core i3-9100F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Core i3-9100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	4 TB	64 GB
Max memory channels	4	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.113 GB/s	38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8850 and Core i3-9100F.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	5 April 2011	23 April 2019
Physical cores	10	4
Threads	20	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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