Intel Xeon Gold 6134
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Intel Xeon Gold 6134 vs Intel Core i7-8700K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2017
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
Released
Q4/2017
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Intel Core i7-8700K
Intel Core i7-8700K

What's the best choice Intel Xeon Gold 6134 or Intel Core i7-8700K? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Xeon Gold 6134 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q3/2017.

Intel Core i7-8700K has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2017.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    445 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon Gold 6134 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    323 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    198 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    583 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    235 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    114 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    113 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    394 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    98 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    295 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    328 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 21 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.73 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 130 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-8700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    221 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    188 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    164 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    181 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    102 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    221 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    318 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    413 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    674 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    130 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    41 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    112 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    9 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    347 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Xeon Gold 6134 Intel Xeon Gold 6134
Intel Core i7-8700K Intel Core i7-8700K
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 i7
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 8
  • CPU group
    Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 left arrow Intel Core i 8000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-7700K
  • Successor
    -- left arrow Intel Core i7-9700KF
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
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.70 GHz left arrow 4.70 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    16 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • 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 UHD Graphics 630
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.20 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 Q4/2017
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 i7-8700K and Intel Xeon Gold 6134. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 128 GB
  • 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 6134 and Intel Core i7-8700K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    130 W left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Xeon Gold 6134 and Intel Xeon Gold 6134, 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
    25.00 MB left arrow 12.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake left arrow Coffee Lake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 3647 left arrow LGA 1151-2
  • Release date
    Q3/2017 left arrow Q4/2017

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Xeon Gold 6134 and Intel Core i7-8700K.

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
162
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
208
Intel Core i7-8700K
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
1558
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
1447
Intel Core i7-8700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
956
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
1283
Intel Core i7-8700K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
9669
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
6693
Intel Core i7-8700K
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
4156
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
5330
Intel Core i7-8700K
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
29267
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
27445
Intel Core i7-8700K
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
1.91
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
2.48
Intel Core i7-8700K
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
17.13
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
15.96
Intel Core i7-8700K
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
18206
Intel Xeon Gold 6134
16265
Intel Core i7-8700K

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