Xeon Gold 5318S vs i7-920

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-920 and Xeon Gold 5318S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2013not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.22no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.30no data
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$340no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-920 and Xeon Gold 5318S 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads848
Base clock speed2.66 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size263 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data87 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920 and Xeon Gold 5318S 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
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920 and Xeon Gold 5318S. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Core i7-920 and Xeon Gold 5318S technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-920 and Xeon Gold 5318S are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920 and Xeon Gold 5318S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size24 GB6 TB
Max memory channels38
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-920 and Xeon Gold 5318S.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 24
Threads 8 48
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 165 Watt

i7-920 has 26.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5318S, on the other hand, has 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-920 and Xeon Gold 5318S. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-920 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5318S is a server/workstation one.


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