Xeon Gold 5315Y vs Core i7-10700F

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	684	517
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.24	16.94
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current price	$210	$1152

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-10700F has 73% better value for money than Xeon Gold 5315Y.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	16
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	81 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	81 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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	1	2
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, 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	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	128 GB	6 TB
Max memory channels	2	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 5315Y.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	16	64

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.

Xeon Gold 5315Y outperforms Core i7-10700F by 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.62	13.46
Recency	30 April 2020	6 April 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt

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