i5-11600KF vs Xeon 6517P

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon 6517P
2025
16 cores / 32 threads, 190 Watt
28.38
+156%

Xeon 6517P outperforms Core i5-11600KF by a whopping 156% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking195773
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency6.313.75
DesignerIntelIntel
Manufacturerno dataIntel
Architecture codenameno dataRocket Lake (2021)
Release date1 January 2025 (less than a year ago)16 March 2021 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 6517P and Core i5-11600KF 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads3212
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cache72 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 6517P and Core i5-11600KF 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 configurationno data1
SocketFCLGA4710FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)190 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 6517P and Core i5-11600KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon 6517P and Core i5-11600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Identity Protection-+
SGX+-
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 6517P and Core i5-11600KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 6517P and Core i5-11600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5(6400MT/s)DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4 TB128 GB
Max memory channels82
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 6517P and Core i5-11600KF.

PCIe version5.04.0
PCI Express lanes8820

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Xeon 6517P 28.38
+156%
i5-11600KF 11.08

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.

Xeon 6517P 49876
+156%
Samples: 4
i5-11600KF 19476
Samples: 688

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.38 11.08
Recency 1 January 2025 16 March 2021
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 12
Power consumption (TDP) 190 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon 6517P has a 156.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

i5-11600KF, on the other hand, has 52% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon 6517P is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core i5-11600KF in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon 6517P is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-11600KF is a desktop one.

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