i3-8000 vs Xeon Gold 5117
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 5117 and Core i3-8000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 773 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | Intel Core i3 |
| Power efficiency | 8.98 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2019) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 11 July 2017 (7 years ago) | 1 September 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5117 and Core i3-8000 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 28 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 20 | 36 |
| L1 cache | 896 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 14 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5117 and Core i3-8000 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 | 4 (Multiprocessor) | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Core i3-8000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5117 and Core i3-8000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Core i3-8000 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Core i3-8000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2400 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 115.212 GB/s | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117 and Core i3-8000.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 July 2017 | 1 September 2018 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 4 |
| Threads | 28 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5117 has 250% more physical cores and 600% more threads.
i3-8000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 61.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5117 and Core i3-8000. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5117 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-8000 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 5117 and Core i3-8000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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