Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 vs Intel Core i9-10900KF

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Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-10900KF
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Core i9-10900KF

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 or Intel Core i9-10900KF - 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 E3-1515M v5 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 was released in Q1/2016.

The Intel Core i9-10900KF has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-10900KF was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Xeon E3 (43) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Xeon E3 v5 (17) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
5 Generation 10
Skylake S Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-9900KF
-- Successor Intel Core i9-11900KF

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is 2.80 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Core i9-10900KF has 10 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-10900KF is at 3.70 GHz (5.30 GHz).

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900KF
4 Cores 10
8 Threads 20
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.80 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.30 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.90 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 E3-1515M v5 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900KF
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 or Intel Core i9-10900KF 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 Iris Pro Graphics P580 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
72 Compute units --
576 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.0 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 Iris Pro Graphics P580 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-10900KF supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 45.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900KF
LPDDR3-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 Memory DDR4-2933
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 20.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is 45 W, while the Intel Core i9-10900KF has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900KF
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down 95 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-10900KF is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Characteristic Intel Core i9-10900KF
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA 1440 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2016 Release date Q2/2020
489 $ Release price 472 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
1017 (72%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1417 (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 E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
4036 (36%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
11344 (100%)

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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
7928 (35%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
22978 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
80 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
936 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1382 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
15945 (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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
1864 (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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
10634 (100%)

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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
645 (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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
6419 (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 E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
Intel Iris Pro Graphics P580 @ 1.00 GHz
1152 (100%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
240 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
126 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
587 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 3.70 GHz
7381 (100%)

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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 5.30 GHz
232 (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 Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-10900KF Intel Core i9-10900KF
10C 20T @ 4.90 GHz
2668 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon E3-1515M v5 Intel Core i9-10900KF
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