Core i7-10700F vs Xeon E-2236

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2236 and Core i7-10700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	788	681
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	20.89	34.61
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Comet Lake (2020)
Release date	27 May 2019 (5 years ago)	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$284	no data
Current price	$392 (1.4x MSRP)	$184

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-10700F has 66% better value for money than Xeon E-2236.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2236 and Core i7-10700F 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	12	16
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.8 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	12 MB	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	149.6 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2236 and Core i7-10700F 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2236 and Core i7-10700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	no data	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Xeon E-2236 and Core i7-10700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	no data	+
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2236 and Core i7-10700F are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2236 and Core i7-10700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	45.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon E-2236 and Core i7-10700F integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	N/A	no data
Max resolution over eDP	N/A	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	N/A	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon E-2236 and Core i7-10700F integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	N/A	no data
OpenGL	N/A	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2236 and Core i7-10700F.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

Core i7-10700F outperforms Xeon E-2236 by 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	9.06	10.62
Recency	27 May 2019	30 April 2020
Physical cores	6	8
Threads	12	16
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt

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