Xeon Gold 6336Y vs i7-11700F
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6336Y outperforms Core i7-11700F by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6336Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 562 | 160 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 19.23 | 14.66 |
| Architecture codename | Rocket Lake (2021) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 16 March 2021 (3 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6336Y 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 36 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 80 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6336Y 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 | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6336Y. 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 | + | + |
| 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 | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6336Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | - | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6336Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6336Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 50 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6336Y.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.21 | 28.65 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 24 |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 185 Watt |
i7-11700F has 184.6% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6336Y, on the other hand, has a 116.9% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The Xeon Gold 6336Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-11700F in performance tests.
Note that Core i7-11700F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6336Y is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-11700F and Xeon Gold 6336Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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