Intel Xeon W-3175X vs Intel Core i9-9990XE

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 W-3175X vs Intel Core i9-9990XE and see which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as VeraCrypt, 3DMark, WPrime, Blender, Furmark, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Gears 5, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, Prime95, MATLAB, Handbrake.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i9-9990XE or Intel Xeon W-3175X.

Summary benchmark results

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

Xeon W-3175X

59%

Core i9-9990XE

59%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Xeon W-3175X

65%

Core i9-9990XE

59%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	116.1	104.6
Valorant	131.9	118.9
Cyberpunk 2077	73.9	66.6
Apex Legends	124.0	111.7
Call of Duty Warzone	98.9	89.1
Overwatch	106.9	96.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	91.0	82.0
DOOM Eternal	66.0	59.4
Warzone	102.9	92.7
Assassin's Creed	110.8	99.8
Valheim	109.5	98.6

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: 2K, 4K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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 W-3175X

17%

Core i9-9990XE

16%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Xeon W-3175X is more energy efficient than the Core i9-9990XE since it has less power consumption: 255W vs. 260W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using 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. Since there are still many programs that can 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 W-3175X	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Cinbench 15 Single-core	188	199
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	5514	3215
Cinbench 20 Single-core	417	455
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	12975	7457
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1112	1115
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	31350	22765

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

	Intel Xeon W-3175X	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Single-Core	2147	3072
Multi-Core	31909	31845

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

	Intel Xeon W-3175X	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Single-Core	1351	1308
Multi-Core	27550	16263

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Xeon W-3175X	Intel Core i9-9990XE
Announcement date	January 01, 2019	April 01, 2020
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA3647	LGA2066
Core name	Skylake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	2	9
Turbo Frequency	3.8 MHz	5.2 MHz
Frequency	3.1 MHz	4.2 MHz
Cores	28	14
Threads	56	28
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	7510 millions	8600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	255 W	260 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory	512 Gb	128 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	38.5 MB	32 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
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 i9-9990XE is 26% better than Xeon W-3175X in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Xeon W-3175X has 14 more core than Core i9-9990XE. 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 W-3175X is better: 23
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i9-9990XE is better: 10
Although it should be realized that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Xeon W-3175X and Intel Core i9-9990XE before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Xeon W-3175X specs and review.

• Intel Core i9-9990XE specs and review.