i7-1068G7 vs Xeon X5690

Primary details

Comparing Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1299	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.50	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i7
Architecture codename	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)	Ice Lake (Client) (2019)
Release date	14 February 2011 (13 years ago)	1 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$205	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	8
Base clock speed	3.46 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus type	no data	OPI
Bus rate	no data	4 × 4 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	23
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	320 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)	8 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	239 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	79 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	1,170 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7 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	2	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1366,LGA1366	Intel BGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	40 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	288 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	3	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	32 GB/s	59.732 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon X5690 and Core i7-1068G7.

PCIe version

2.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 February 2011	1 August 2019
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	8
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	28 Watt

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