Intel Core i9-13900E vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126

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Intel Core i9-13900E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Xeon Gold 6126

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-13900E or Intel Xeon Gold 6126 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i9-13900E has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.20 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900E was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 has 12 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 was released in Q3/2017.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 13000 (17) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34)
13 Generation 1
Raptor Lake S Architecture Skylake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-12900E Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-13900E is a 24 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz (5.20 GHz). The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 has 12 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i9-13900E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6126
24 Cores 12
32 Threads 24
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz (5.20 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz)
1.30 GHz (4.00 GHz)
16x Gracemont
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i9-13900E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6126
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.65 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 770 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i9-13900E supports a maximum of 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6126 can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Intel Core i9-13900E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6126
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2666
192 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
32.00 MB L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache 19.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 48
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i9-13900E has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Xeon Gold 6126 is 125 W.

Intel Core i9-13900E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6126
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-13900E has a 68.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6126 cache has a total of 19.00 MB.

Intel Core i9-13900E Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6126
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+ ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
LGA 1700 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 1850 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900E (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 (50%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i9-13900E (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 (55%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
2048 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
1040 (51%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
18977 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
10866 (57%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
2606 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
1268 (49%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
36455 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
19227 (53%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
15862 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
349 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
9189 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 5.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i9-13900E Intel Core i9-13900E
24C 32T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6126 Intel Xeon Gold 6126
12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz
1996 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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