i7-7800X vs Xeon Gold 6230

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-7800X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	377	924
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.71	3.10
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Core i7
Power efficiency	12.90	5.48
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	30 May 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,894	$383

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6230 has 342% better value for money than i7-7800X.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-7800X 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	20 (Icosa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	40	12
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	21	35
L1 cache	1.25 MB	384 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	6 MB
L3 cache	27.5 MB	8.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	87 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-7800X 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	FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-7800X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-7800X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-7800X are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-7800X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6230 and Core i7-7800X.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	48	28

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.04	8.10
Recency	2 April 2019	30 May 2017
Physical cores	20	6
Threads	40	12
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	140 Watt

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