i5-11600 vs Xeon Gold 6142F

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Goldno data
Power efficiencyno data16.54
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,101no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600 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 speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache1 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache22 MB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperature87 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600 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
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0--
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size768 GB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/s50 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200 @60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 16 March 2021
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 32 12
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon Gold 6142F has 166.7% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.

i5-11600, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and 146.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6142F and Core i5-11600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6142F is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-11600 is a desktop one.


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