Xeon Gold 5315Y vs i7-10700F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-10700F
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
10.31
Xeon Gold 5315Y
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
13.11
+27.2%

Xeon Gold 5315Y outperforms Core i7-10700F by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking757578
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency7.818.86
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date30 April 2020 (4 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA1200FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size128 GB6 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth45.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1664

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-10700F 10.31
Xeon Gold 5315Y 13.11
+27.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-10700F 16381
Xeon Gold 5315Y 20820
+27.1%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i7-10700F 1637
+16.7%
Xeon Gold 5315Y 1403

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i7-10700F 7233
Xeon Gold 5315Y 8395
+16.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.31 13.11
Recency 30 April 2020 6 April 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 140 Watt

i7-10700F has 115.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5315Y, on the other hand, has a 27.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 months, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 5315Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-10700F in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-10700F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5315Y is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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