i9-13900H vs Xeon Silver 4310

Place in the ranking	528	342
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Raptor Lake-H
Power efficiency	10.99	37.70
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	Raptor Lake-H (2023)
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$617

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	24	20
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5.4 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	18 MB (shared)	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	10 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	257 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	82 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA4189	FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	6 TB	96 GB
Max memory channels	8	2
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.5 GHz
Execution Units	no data	96

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H.

PCIe version	4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	64	8

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 Silver 4310 14.01

i9-13900H 18.02
+28.6%

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.

Xeon Silver 4310 22258

i9-13900H 28625
+28.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.01	18.02
Recency	6 April 2021	4 January 2023
Physical cores	12	14
Threads	24	20
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	45 Watt

Xeon Silver 4310 has 20% more threads.

i9-13900H, on the other hand, has a 28.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 16.7% more physical cores, and 166.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-13900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4310 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4310 is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-13900H is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Silver 4310 and Core i9-13900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.