Intel Core i9-13900KS vs Intel Xeon E5-2670

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i9-13900KS and Intel Xeon E5-2670 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i9-13900KS

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 16 more threads: 32 vs 16
  • Around 82% higher clock speed: 6.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 80.0°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
  • 3.8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 80% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 4729 vs 1489
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 61105 vs 15492
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 vs March 2012
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 32 vs 16
Maximum frequency 6.00 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 80.0°C
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache 1920 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 32 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 36 MB vs 20480 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 4729 vs 1489
PassMark - CPU mark 61105 vs 15492

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-2670

  • 3x more maximum memory size: 384 GB vs 128 GB
  • Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 150 Watt
Maximum memory size 384 GB vs 128 GB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 150 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i9-13900KS
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-2670

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4729
1489
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
61105
15492
Name Intel Core i9-13900KS Intel Xeon E5-2670
PassMark - Single thread mark 4729 1489
PassMark - CPU mark 61105 15492
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 16477 0
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 602
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.119
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 88.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.885
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.475

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i9-13900KS Intel Xeon E5-2670

Essentials

Architecture codename Raptor Lake Sandy Bridge EP
Launch date 4 Jan 2023 March 2012
Place in performance rating 21 2226
Processor Number i9-13900KS E5-2670
Series 13th Generation Intel Core i9 Processors Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment Desktop Server
Launch price (MSRP) $145
Price now $96.48
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 37.05

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 1920 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 32 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 36 MB 20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 80.0°C
Maximum frequency 6.00 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 24 8
Number of threads 32 16
Base frequency 2.60 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s QPI
Die size 435 mm
Number of QPI Links 2
Transistor count 2270 million
VID voltage range 0.60V-1.35V

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Maximum memory bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 384 GB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 5600 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
ECC memory support

Graphics

Device ID 0xA780
Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.65 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 770

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported FCLGA1700 FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 150 Watt 115 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 40
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability 1S Only 2S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)