i7-11700B vs Xeon E5220

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated508
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Power efficiencyno data20.66
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B 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 coresno data8 (Octa-Core)
Threadsno data16
Base clock speed2.33 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache24 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperature66 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B 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 configurationno data1
SocketLGA771FCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataUp to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B.

PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2008 1 April 2021
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm

i7-11700B has an age advantage of 13 years, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700B. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E5220 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-11700B is a notebook one.


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