Xeon Gold 6416H vs i7-10700F

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	999	293
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	15.35
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	3.11	5.93
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020−2025)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	30 April 2020 (5 years ago)	10 January 2023 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,444

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 6416H 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	16	36
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	45 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	82 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 6416H 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	4
Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 6416H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 6416H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-10700F and Xeon Gold 6416H 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 6416H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	4 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 6416H.

PCIe version	3.0	5
PCI Express lanes	16	80

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.20	23.20
Recency	30 April 2020	10 January 2023
Physical cores	8	18
Threads	16	36
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	165 Watt