Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 vs Intel Core i3-9100E

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Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i3-9100E
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 Intel Core i3-9100E

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 or Intel Core i3-9100E - 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 Xeon CPU Max 9460 has 40 cores with 80 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 was released in Q1/2023.

The Intel Core i3-9100E has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-9100E was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Xeon CPU Max (5) Family Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Xeon CPU Max 9000 (5) CPU group Intel Core i 9000 (34)
3 Generation 9
Sapphire Rapids Architecture Coffee Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i3-10100E

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 is a 40 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Core i3-9100E has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9100E
40 Cores 4
80 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.20 GHz Frequency 3.10 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.40 GHz

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 Xeon CPU Max 9460 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9100E
-- 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 supports a maximum of 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-9100E can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9100E
DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800 Memory DDR4-2400
4096 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
307.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
97.50 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version 3.0
80 PCIe lanes 16
315.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 has a TDP of 350 W, that of the Intel Core i3-9100E is 65 W.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9100E
350 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 has a 97.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i3-9100E cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460 Characteristic Intel Core i3-9100E
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 4677 Socket LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2023 Release date Q2/2019
8750 $ Release price 122 $
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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 Xeon CPU Max 9460 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460
40C 80T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
975 (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 Xeon CPU Max 9460 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460
40C 80T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
2938 (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 Xeon CPU Max 9460 Intel Xeon CPU Max 9460
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i3-9100E Intel Core i3-9100E
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.05 GHz
403 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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