Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 vs Intel Core i9-9900K

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 vs Intel Core i9-9900K and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find all information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Blender, 7zip, SuperPi, 3DMark, WPrime, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, Furmark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, PassMark, Handbrake.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Valheim
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
Overwatch
Valorant
Grand Theft Auto V
Halo Infinite
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Fortnite
DOOM: Eternal
Cyberpunk 2077
Borderlands 3

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9900K or Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Xeon E5-2697R v4

55%

Core i9-9900K

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon E5-2697R v4

61%

Core i9-9900K

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	108.6	98.2
Valorant	123.4	111.6
Cyberpunk 2077	69.1	62.5
Apex Legends	116.0	104.9
Call of Duty Warzone	92.6	83.7
Overwatch	100.0	90.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	85.2	77.0
DOOM Eternal	61.7	55.8
Warzone	96.3	87.0
Assassin's Creed	103.7	93.7
Valheim	102.5	92.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Xeon E5-2697R v4

20%

Core i9-9900K

45%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i9-9900K is more energy efficient than the Xeon E5-2697R v4 since it has less power consumption: 145W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	Intel Core i9-9900K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	108	219
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	3177	2245
Cinbench 20 Single-core	240	518
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	7475	4995
Cinbench 23 Single-core	641	1284
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18061	12450

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	Intel Core i9-9900K
Single-Core	1916	2947
Multi-Core	18383	18753

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	Intel Core i9-9900K
Single-Core	910	1301
Multi-Core	20218	9986

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4	Intel Core i9-9900K
Announcement date	January 01, 2021	October 01, 2018
Type	Server	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA2011-3	FCLGA1151-2
Core name	Broadwell	Coffee Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	4	9
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz	5 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	18	8
Threads	36	16
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4130 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	145 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	15 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	45 MB	16 MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i9-9900K is 36% better than Xeon E5-2697R v4 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon E5-2697R v4 has 10 more core than Core i9-9900K. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9900K is better: 12
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 and Intel Core i9-9900K before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Xeon E5-2697R v4 specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-9900K specs and review.