Xeon Gold 5117F vs Core i5-7600

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-7600 and Xeon Gold 5117F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1325not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.82no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)11 July 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$224no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-7600 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads428
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Bus support8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB896 KB
L2 cache1 MB14 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)19.25 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-7600 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)4 (Multiprocessor)
Socket1151Socket P
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt113 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7600 and Xeon Gold 5117F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
TSX++
SIPP+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-7600 and Xeon Gold 5117F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7600 and Xeon Gold 5117F are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7600 and Xeon Gold 5117F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB768 GB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s115.212 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 630no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7600 and Xeon Gold 5117F.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 January 2017 11 July 2017
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 4 28
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 113 Watt

i5-7600 has 73.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5117F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, and 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-7600 and Xeon Gold 5117F. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-7600 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5117F is a server/workstation one.


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