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Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Core i5-7600K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
Released
Q1/2017
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-7600K
Intel Core i5-7600K

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 5117 or Intel Core i5-7600K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117 has a maximum frequency of 2.00 GHz. 14 Cores. Power consumption of 105 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i5-7600K has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 91 W. Released in Q1/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    516 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    10 times more cores

    14 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 5117 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    705 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    160 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    281 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    425 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    94 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    276 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    78 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    330 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    597 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 47% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 33 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 2.80 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.87 times less performance per watt

    91 W left arrow 105 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-7600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    270 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    329 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    220 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    412 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    378 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    635 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    740 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    58 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    261 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    67 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    248 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    65 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    586 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 5117 Intel Xeon Gold 5117
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Xeon Gold left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 7
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 left arrow Intel Core i 7000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-6600K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i5-8600K
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.00 GHz left arrow 3.80 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    14 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.80 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    28 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 24
  • Shader
    left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 9.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 12
  • Technology
    left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2016
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-7600K and Intel Xeon Gold 5117. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR4-2400
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    6 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    48 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Core i5-7600K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    105 W left arrow 91 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Xeon Gold 5117, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    19.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Kaby Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q1/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Core i5-7600K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
122
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
179
Intel Core i5-7600K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
1858
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
717
Intel Core i5-7600K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3133
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
4483
Intel Core i5-7600K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
34905
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
14153
Intel Core i5-7600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.44
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
2.2
Intel Core i5-7600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
20.43
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
7.61
Intel Core i5-7600K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
16670
Intel Xeon Gold 5117
9182
Intel Core i5-7600K

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