i7-11700 vs Xeon E7-8830

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E7-8830 and Core i7-11700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated611
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon E7no data
Power efficiencyno data18.05
Architecture codenameWestmere (2010−2011)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date5 April 2011 (13 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,280no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon E7-8830 and Core i7-11700 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeQPIno data
Bus rate6.4 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier16no data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache24 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size513 mm2276 mm2
Maximum core temperature64 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors2600 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E7-8830 and Core i7-11700 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA1567,LGA1567FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E7-8830 and Core i7-11700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon E7-8830 and Core i7-11700 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 E7-8830 and Core i7-11700 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E7-8830 and Core i7-11700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-978, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, Speed-1066DDR4
Maximum memory size4 TB128 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth34.113 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

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 E7-8830 and Core i7-11700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E7-8830 and Core i7-11700 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 E7-8830 and Core i7-11700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E7-8830 and Core i7-11700.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 April 2011 16 March 2021
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 65 Watt

i7-11700 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 61.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E7-8830 and Core i7-11700. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E7-8830 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-11700 is a desktop one.


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