Xeon Gold 6444Y vs i7-11700F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6444Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking572not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency19.23no data
Architecture codenameRocket Lake (2021)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,517

Detailed specifications

Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6444Y 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1632
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB (shared)45 MB
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C75 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6444Y 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
Socket1200FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6444Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro-no 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 i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6444Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6444Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6444Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth50 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6444Y.

PCIe version4.05
PCI Express lanes2080

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 March 2021 10 January 2023
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 16 32
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 270 Watt

i7-11700F has 315.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6444Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6444Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-11700F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6444Y is a server/workstation one.


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