Xeon Gold 5218R vs Core i7-1165G7

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	974	397
Place by popularity	72	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	19.04
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Ice Lake	Intel Xeon Gold
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-UP3	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date	2 September 2020 (3 years ago)	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,273
Current price	no data	$1067 (0.8x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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	4 (Quad-Core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	8	40
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4 GHz
Bus support	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache	96K (per core)	1.25 MB
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	27.5 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	87 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R 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	no data
Socket	FCBGA1449	FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
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 i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2667
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1 TB
Max memory channels	2	6
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	128.001 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.3 GHz	no data
Execution Units	96	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-1165G7 and Xeon Gold 5218R.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	48

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 5218R outperforms Core i7-1165G7 by 142% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.62	16.00
Recency	2 September 2020	24 February 2020
Physical cores	4	20
Threads	8	40
Chip lithography	10 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	125 Watt

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