Intel Core i9-9900KF vs Intel Xeon E5-2699 v3

Core i9-9900KF vs Xeon E5-2699 v3 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-9900KF performs better than the Xeon E5-2699 v3. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon E5-2699 v3 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Xeon E5-2699 v3 has significantly more cores with 18 cores compared to the Core i9-9900KF that has 8 cores. It also has more threads than the Core i9-9900KF. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i9-9900KF has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Xeon E5-2699 v3. Also, the Core i9-9900KF has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i9-9900KF CPU outputs less heat than a Xeon E5-2699 v3 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i9-9900KF has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.