i7-10700F vs Xeon Gold 6248

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Gold 6248
2019
20 cores / 40 threads, 150 Watt
18.78
+82%
Core i7-10700F
2020
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
10.32

Xeon Gold 6248 outperforms Core i7-10700F by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i7-10700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking312747
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation9.75no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiency11.857.81
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,072no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i7-10700F 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads4016
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache1.25 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache27.5 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature86 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i7-10700F 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i7-10700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i7-10700F 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 Gold 6248 and Core i7-10700F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i7-10700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size1 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i7-10700F.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4816

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Xeon Gold 6248 18.78
+82%
i7-10700F 10.32

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Xeon Gold 6248 29831
+81.9%
i7-10700F 16399

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon Gold 6248 1320
i7-10700F 1640
+24.2%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon Gold 6248 10491
+44.5%
i7-10700F 7260

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.78 10.32
Recency 2 April 2019 30 April 2020
Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 16
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6248 has a 82% higher aggregate performance score, and 150% more physical cores and 150% more threads.

i7-10700F, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 130.8% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6248 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-10700F in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6248 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-10700F is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i7-10700F, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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