Intel Core i9-13900TE vs Intel Xeon Silver 4208

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-13900TE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4208
Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Xeon Silver 4208

CPU comparison

Intel Core i9-13900TE or Intel Xeon Silver 4208 - 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 i9-13900TE has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900TE was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Xeon Silver 4208 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4208 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i9 (78) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Intel Core i 13000 (17) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4200 (11)
13 Generation 2
Raptor Lake S Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-12900TE Predecessor Intel Xeon Silver 4108
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i9-13900TE has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 32 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-13900TE is 1.00 GHz (5.00 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Silver 4208 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Silver 4208 is at 2.10 GHz (3.20 GHz).

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4208
24 Cores 8
32 Threads 16
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.00 GHz (5.00 GHz)
8x Raptor Cove
A-Core 2.10 GHz (3.20 GHz)
0.80 GHz (3.90 GHz)
16x Gracemont
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4208
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i9-13900TE or Intel Xeon Silver 4208 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

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 i9-13900TE can use up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 89.6 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Silver 4208 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 115.2 GB/s.

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4208
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2400
192 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
89.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
32.00 MB L2 Cache --
36.00 MB L3 Cache 11.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 48
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i9-13900TE is 35 W, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4208 has a TDP of 85 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4208
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i9-13900TE is manufactured in 10 nm and has 68.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Silver 4208 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 11.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i9-13900TE Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4208
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 Q2/2019
-- Release price 422 $
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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 i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
881 (100%)

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 i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
5639 (100%)

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 i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 5.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz
1189 (100%)

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 i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
5483 (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 i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz
846 (100%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Intel Xeon Silver 4208
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i9-13900TE Intel Core i9-13900TE
24C 32T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon Silver 4208 Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz
11134 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i9-13900TE Intel Xeon Silver 4208
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