Xeon Gold 5315Y vs i9-11900H
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 5315Y outperforms Core i9-11900H by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 579 | 567 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Tiger Lake | no data |
| Power efficiency | 34.99 | 8.86 |
| Architecture codename | Tiger Lake-H (2021) | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 11 May 2021 (3 years ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.9 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 24 MB (shared) | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm SuperFin | 10 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 81 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 | FCBGA1787 | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 140 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y. 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 | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| SGX | - | Yes with Intel® SPS |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 6 TB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.45 GHz | no data |
| Execution Units | 32 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 4 | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y 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 i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y.
| 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 | 13.43 | 13.60 |
| Recency | 11 May 2021 | 6 April 2021 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 140 Watt |
i9-11900H has an age advantage of 1 month, and 300% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 5315Y, on the other hand, has a 1.3% higher aggregate performance score.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y.
Be aware that Core i9-11900H is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 5315Y is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i9-11900H and Xeon Gold 5315Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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