Intel Core i7-11600H vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-11600H CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-11600H or Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-11600H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11600H was released in Q3/2021.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC has 26 cores with 52 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Core i 11000H (17) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8300 (CL) (10)
11 Generation 3
Tiger Lake H Architecture Cooper Lake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-11600H has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-11600H is 2.50 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC has 26 CPU cores and 52 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC is at 1.40 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
6 Cores 26
12 Threads 52
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.50 GHz Frequency 1.40 GHz
4.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 1.80 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-11600H or Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.45 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
11 GPU Generation --
10 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
32 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 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 UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) 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
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-11600H can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC supports up to 1146 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 140.7 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
DDR4-3200 Memory DDR4-2933
128 GB Max. Memory 1146 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
51.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 140.7 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
18.00 MB L3 Cache 35.75 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
20 PCIe lanes 48
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-11600H is 45 W, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC has a TDP of 88 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
45 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 88 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
35 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-11600H is manufactured in 10 nm and has 18.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 35.75 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-11600H Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 1787 Socket LGA 4189
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
Q3/2021 Release date Q2/2020
395 $ Release price --
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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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1513 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
26C 52T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6477 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
26C 52T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz
1903 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
26C 52T @ 3.00 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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
6482 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
26C 52T @ 1.80 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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
Intel UHD Graphics 11th Gen (32 EU) @ 1.45 GHz
742 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i7-11600H Intel Core i7-11600H
6C 12T @ 2.50 GHz
15769 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
26C 52T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-11600H Intel Xeon Platinum 8321HC
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