Xeon w7-3565X vs Pentium 917

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 917 and Xeon w7-3565X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	37
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	49.68
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Intel Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	no data	13.63
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	no data	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$2,689

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium 917 and Xeon w7-3565X 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	2 (Dual-core)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Performance-cores	no data	32
Threads	2	64
Base clock speed	no data	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB	82.5 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	131 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	79 °C
Number of transistors	504 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 917 and Xeon w7-3565X 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)	1
Socket	no data	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	335 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 917 and Xeon w7-3565X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium 917 and Xeon w7-3565X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 917 and Xeon w7-3565X are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 917 and Xeon w7-3565X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	16 GB	4 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 917 and Xeon w7-3565X.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	112

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	32
Threads	2	64
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	335 Watt

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