i5-1240U vs Xeon Gold 5117F

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated936
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldIntel Alder Lake-M
Power efficiencyno data83.70
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Alder Lake-U (2022)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)23 February 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads2812
Base clock speed2 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache896 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache14 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache19.25 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature81 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCBGA1781
Power consumption (TDP)113 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data-
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size768 GB64 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4814

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 23 February 2022
Physical cores 14 10
Threads 28 12
Power consumption (TDP) 113 Watt 9 Watt

Xeon Gold 5117F has 40% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads.

i5-1240U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and 1155.6% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 5117F and Core i5-1240U. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 5117F is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-1240U is a notebook one.


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