Intel Core i7-1060NG7 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6230R

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Intel Core i7-1060NG7 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Xeon Gold 6230R

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Core i7-1060NG7 and the Intel Xeon Gold 6230R and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Core i7-1060NG7 4 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Intel Xeon Gold 6230R which has 26 CPU cores and was introduced in Q1/2020.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 1000G/10000U (19) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
10 Generation 2
Ice Lake U Architecture Cascade Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-1060NG7 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (3.80 GHz). The processor can compute 8 threads at the same time. The Intel Xeon Gold 6230R clocks with 2.10 GHz (4.00 GHz), has 26 CPU cores and can calculate 52 threads in parallel.

Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
4 Cores 26
8 Threads 52
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.20 GHz Frequency 2.10 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
2.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
64 Compute units --
512 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 32 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Core i7-1060NG7, while the Intel Xeon Gold 6230R supports a maximum of 1024 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 140.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
LPDDR4-3733, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2933
32 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
59.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 35.75 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Core i7-1060NG7 has a TDP of 9 W. The TDP of the Intel Xeon Gold 6230R is 150 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
9 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 150 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
12 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-1060NG7 has 8.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Xeon Gold 6230R is at 35.75 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
10 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1526 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q1/2020
-- Release price 1894 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R (98%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 (25%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1078 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz
1027 (95%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4070 (29%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz
13953 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1368 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz
1367 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
6792 (20%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz
34208 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
1119 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
4329 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
3360 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
441 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
1587 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 @ 1.10 GHz
1126 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz
177 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 4.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz
675 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 6230R Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
26C 52T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-1060NG7 Intel Xeon Gold 6230R
Apple MacBook Air (2020) Unknown

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