Xeon Silver 4309Y vs Core i7-11700

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-11700 and Xeon Silver 4309Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	575	597
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.27	7.67
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Rocket Lake (2021)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	16 November 2021 (2 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-11700 has 438% better value for money than Xeon Silver 4309Y.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-11700 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	640 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	276 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	76 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-11700 and Xeon Silver 4309Y 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	2
Socket	LGA1200	4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-11700 and Xeon Silver 4309Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-11700 and Xeon Silver 4309Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-11700 and Xeon Silver 4309Y are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-11700 and Xeon Silver 4309Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory bandwidth	50 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics 750 (Alder Lake)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-11700 and Xeon Silver 4309Y.

PCIe version	4.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	20	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	12.79	12.35
Recency	16 November 2021	6 April 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	105 Watt

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