Xeon Gold 5317 vs i7-1068G7
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5317 outperforms Core i7-1068G7 by a whopping 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-1068G7 and Xeon Gold 5317 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1173 | 371 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 18.06 | 10.82 |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake (Client) (2019) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 1 August 2019 (5 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-1068G7 and Xeon Gold 5317 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | OPI | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 4 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 23 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 84 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-1068G7 and Xeon Gold 5317 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 2 |
| Socket | Intel BGA1440 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Xeon Gold 5317. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-1068G7 and Xeon Gold 5317 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Xeon Gold 5317 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Xeon Gold 5317. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | 4 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 59.732 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1100 MHz) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1068G7 and Xeon Gold 5317.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.37 | 17.24 |
| Recency | 1 August 2019 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 8 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 150 Watt |
i7-1068G7 has 435.7% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5317, on the other hand, has a 221% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Xeon Gold 5317 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-1068G7 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i7-1068G7 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5317 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-1068G7 and Xeon Gold 5317, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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