i7-1068G7 vs Xeon X5690
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-1068G7 outperforms Xeon X5690 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1340 | 1174 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.92 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i7 |
| Power efficiency | 3.22 | 18.15 |
| Architecture codename | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) | Ice Lake (Client) (2019) |
| Release date | 14 February 2011 (13 years ago) | 1 August 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $205 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.73 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | OPI |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 4 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 23 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 12288 KB (shared) | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 239 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 79 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,170 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7 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 | 2 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 | Intel BGA1440 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 40 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 288 GB | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 32 GB/s | 59.732 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) (300 - 1100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.43 | 5.37 |
| Recency | 14 February 2011 | 1 August 2019 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 28 Watt |
Xeon X5690 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.
i7-1068G7, on the other hand, has a 21.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 364.3% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-1068G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon X5690 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon X5690 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-1068G7 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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