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Intel Core i9-9990XE vs Intel Xeon Gold 5215. Specifications

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Released
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Intel Core i9-9990XE
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Intel Xeon Gold 5215
Intel Xeon Gold 5215

What's the best choice Intel Core i9-9990XE or Intel Xeon Gold 5215? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i9-9990XE has a base frequency of 4.00 GHz. 14 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 255 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Intel Xeon Gold 5215 has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz. 10 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 85 W. Released in Q2/2019.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 60% better clock speed

    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    14 left arrow 10
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 50% higher specified turbo frequency

    5.10 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i9-9990XE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    85 W left arrow 255 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 5215 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

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Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i9-9990XE Intel Core i9-9990XE
Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Intel Xeon Gold 5215
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 9000X left arrow Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200
  • Family
    Intel Core i9 left arrow Intel Xeon Gold
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    4 GHz left arrow 2.5 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 10
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 20
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5.1 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (14 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (10 Cores)
    - left arrow 2.5 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Xeon Gold 5215 and Intel Core i9-9990XE. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 6
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    44 left arrow 48
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Xeon Gold 5215 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    84 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    255 W left arrow 85 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i9-9990XE and Intel Xeon Gold 5215, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake X Refresh left arrow Cascade Lake
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    19.25 MB left arrow 13.75 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2019 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Socket
    LGA 2066 left arrow LGA 3647
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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