Xeon Gold 5117F vs i3-540

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Primary details

Comparing Core i3-540 and Xeon Gold 5117F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2496not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataIntel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency1.26no data
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Skylake (server) (2017−2018)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$45no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-540 and Xeon Gold 5117F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads428
Base clock speed3.06 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.07 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache64 KB (per core)896 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)14 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)19.25 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C81 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-540 and Xeon Gold 5117F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration14 (Multiprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1156FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt113 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-540 and Xeon Gold 5117F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Core i3-540 and Xeon Gold 5117F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-540 and Xeon Gold 5117F are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-540 and Xeon Gold 5117F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size16.38 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video HD+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-540 and Xeon Gold 5117F integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-540 and Xeon Gold 5117F.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2010 11 July 2017
Physical cores 2 14
Threads 4 28
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 113 Watt

i3-540 has 54.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5117F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 600% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i3-540 and Xeon Gold 5117F. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i3-540 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5117F is a server/workstation one.


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