Xeon Gold 6418H vs i7-930
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6418H outperforms Core i7-930 by a whopping 1637% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2179 | 167 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.24 | 14.94 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.55 | 6.72 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Bloomfield (2008−2010) | Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 28 February 2010 (15 years ago) | 10 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $2,065 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Xeon Gold 6418H has 6125% better value for money than i7-930.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-930 and Xeon Gold 6418H 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 48 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.06 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4.8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 60 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 81 °C |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-930 and Xeon Gold 6418H 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 | FCLGA1366 | FCLGA4677 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-930 and Xeon Gold 6418H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | 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 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-930 and Xeon Gold 6418H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| SGX | no data | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-930 and Xeon Gold 6418H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-930 and Xeon Gold 6418H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400 |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | 4 TB |
| Max memory channels | 3 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-930 and Xeon Gold 6418H.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 80 |
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.
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 | 1.79 | 31.09 |
| Recency | 28 February 2010 | 10 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 24 |
| Threads | 8 | 48 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 185 Watt |
i7-930 has 42.3% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6418H, on the other hand, has a 1636.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads.
The Intel Xeon Gold 6418H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i7-930 in performance tests.
Note that Core i7-930 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6418H is a server/workstation one.
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