Xeon Gold 5217 vs 7 230H
Aggregate performance score
Core 7 230H outperforms Xeon Gold 5217 by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 674 | 1125 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.71 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Intel Raptor Lake-H | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | no data | 3.14 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2026) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 12 June 2026 (less than a year ago) | 2 April 2019 (7 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,522 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core 7 230H and Xeon Gold 5217: 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 30 |
| L1 cache | 864 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 9.5 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | 11 MB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | 79 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core 7 230H and Xeon Gold 5217 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 | no data | 4 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | BGA1700 | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 115 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 7 230H and Xeon Gold 5217. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core 7 230H and Xeon Gold 5217 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 Core 7 230H and Xeon Gold 5217 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 7 230H and Xeon Gold 5217. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2667 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 7 230H and Xeon Gold 5217.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.33 | 8.73 |
| Recency | 12 June 2026 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 14 nm |
7 230H has a 64% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 25% more physical cores, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The Intel Core 7 230H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 5217 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core 7 230H is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5217 is a server/workstation one.
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