Intel Core i9-7980XE vs Intel Xeon Gold 6126F

Let's find out which one of Intel Xeon Gold 6126F and Intel Core i9-7980XE is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Intel Xeon Gold 6126F Intel Core i9-7980XE
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  Intel Xeon Gold Intel Core i9
• Generation
  1 7
• CPU group
  Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 Intel Core i 7000X

In this block we are going to compare Intel Xeon Gold 6126F vs Intel Core i9-7980XE by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.60 GHz 2.60 GHz
• CPU Cores
  12 18
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.70 GHz 4.20 GHz
• CPU Threads
  24 36
• Hyperthreading
  Yes Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Intel Xeon Gold 6126F and Intel Core i9-7980XE along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Intel Xeon Gold 6126F and Intel Core i9-7980XE. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between Intel Xeon Gold 6126F and Intel Core i9-7980XE you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-2666 DDR4-2666
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  6 4
• PCIe version
  3.0 3.0
• PCIe lanes
  48 44

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Intel Xeon Gold 6126F and Intel Core i9-7980XE.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Intel Xeon Gold 6126F or Intel Core i9-7980XE? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  135 W 165 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Intel Xeon Gold 6126F and Intel Core i9-7980XE CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
• L3-Cache
  19.00 MB 25.00 MB
• Architecture
  Skylake Skylake X
• Technology
  14 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  LGA 3647 LGA 2066
• Release date
  Q3/2017 Q4/2017

List of devices based on Intel Xeon Gold 6126F and Intel Core i9-7980XE.

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