Xeon Gold 5317 vs Core i7-950

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-950 and Xeon Gold 5317 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1813	325
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.74	30.55
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Core i7 (Desktop)	no data
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	June 2009 (15 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$290	no data
Current price	$135 (0.5x MSRP)	$910

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5317 has 4028% better value for money than i7-950.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-950 and Xeon Gold 5317 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)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	8	24
Base clock speed	3.06 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.33 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus support	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	263 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	84 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	84 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-950 and Xeon Gold 5317 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	FCLGA1366	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Gold 5317. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched

Security technologies

Core i7-950 and Xeon Gold 5317 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Gold 5317 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-950 and Xeon Gold 5317. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	24 GB	6 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 i7-950 and Xeon Gold 5317.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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 5317 outperforms Core i7-950 by 756% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.07	17.71
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	8	24
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	150 Watt

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