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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Xeon E5-1620 v4 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 851 days newer than the cheaper Xeon E5-1620 v4.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Remnant II than Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 91 vs 85 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4
- Up to 98% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $7.99 vs $409.0
- Up to 98% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i9-9900K - $0.09 vs $4.49 per FPS
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
FPS
85
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$7.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Corp. BX80660E51620V4 Xeon Processor E5-1620 v4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Xeon E5-1620 v4
Desktop • Jun 20th, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Xeon E5-1620 v4 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 20th, 2016 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Xeon E5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Xeon E5-1620 v4
Remnant II, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
48 FPS
$97.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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29 FPS
$134.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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36 FPS
$111.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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