i7-11700T vs Xeon E5220

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Primary details

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

Place in the rankingnot rated778
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data26.31
Architecture codenameno dataRocket Lake (2021)
Release date1 January 2008 (16 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700T 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 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speedno data4.6 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB L2 Cache16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature66 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700T 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
SocketLGA771FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

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

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5220 and Core i7-11700T 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 i7-11700T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

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

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

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

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

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

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

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

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2008 16 March 2021
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i7-11700T has an age advantage of 13 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

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

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


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