i7-9700F vs Xeon E7-8890 v3

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Core i7-9700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated913
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.99
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data12.14
Architecture codenameHaswell-EX (2015)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date1 June 2015 (9 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$323

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Core i7-9700F 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads368
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate9.6 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache64 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache45 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature79 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Core i7-9700F 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 configuration81 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Core i7-9700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
PAE46 Bitno data

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Core i7-9700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Core i7-9700F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Core i7-9700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size1.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Core i7-9700F.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes3216

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2015 23 April 2019
Physical cores 18 8
Threads 36 8
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E7-8890 v3 has 125% more physical cores and 350% more threads.

i7-9700F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 153.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8890 v3 and Core i7-9700F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8890 v3 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-9700F is a desktop one.


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