Core Ultra 7 165H vs Xeon Gold 5117F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	352
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Meteor Lake-H
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Meteor Lake-H
Release date	11 July 2017 (6 years ago)	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H 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	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	28	22
Base clock speed	2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	no data
L2 cache	14 MB	no data
L3 cache	19.25 MB	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	81 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H 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	4 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCBGA2049
Power consumption (TDP)	113 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
SIPP	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Maximum memory size	768 GB	96 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® Arc™ graphics
Quick Sync Video	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	2.3 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDP	no data	3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.2
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core Ultra 7 165H.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	28
PCI support	no data	5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	14 December 2023
Physical cores	14	16
Threads	28	22
Chip lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	113 Watt	28 Watt

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