Intel Core i7-6700TE vs Intel Xeon Gold 5217

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i7-6700TE CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Gold 5217
Intel Core i7-6700TE Intel Xeon Gold 5217

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-6700TE or Intel Xeon Gold 5217 - 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 i7-6700TE has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-6700TE was released in Q4/2015.

The Intel Xeon Gold 5217 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 5217 was released in Q2/2019.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Xeon Gold (163)
Intel Core i 6000 (24) CPU group Intel Xeon Gold 5200/6200 (55)
6 Generation 2
Skylake S Architecture Cascade Lake
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-6700TE has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-6700TE is 2.40 GHz (3.40 GHz) while the Intel Xeon Gold 5217 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 5217 is at 3.00 GHz (3.70 GHz).

Intel Core i7-6700TE Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5217
4 Cores 8
8 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.40 GHz Frequency 3.00 GHz
3.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.50 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 i7-6700TE Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5217
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-6700TE or Intel Xeon Gold 5217 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 HD Graphics 530 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.00 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 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 HD Graphics 530 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode 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

The Intel Core i7-6700TE can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.1 GB/s. The Intel Xeon Gold 5217 supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 6 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 128.1 GB/s.

Intel Core i7-6700TE Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5217
DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 1024 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 128.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 11.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 48
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i7-6700TE is 35 W, while the Intel Xeon Gold 5217 has a TDP of 115 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Core i7-6700TE Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5217
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 115 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-6700TE is manufactured in 14 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Xeon Gold 5217 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 11.00 MB cache.

Intel Core i7-6700TE Characteristic Intel Xeon Gold 5217
14 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
LGA 1151 Socket LGA 3647
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2015 Release date Q2/2019
303 $ Release price 1522 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700TE (88%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700TE (42%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 (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 i7-6700TE Intel Core i7-6700TE
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
914 (88%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz
1041 (100%)

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 i7-6700TE Intel Core i7-6700TE
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3244 (39%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
8232 (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 i7-6700TE Intel Core i7-6700TE
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
6802 (44%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Intel Xeon Gold 5217
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz
15439 (100%)

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 i7-6700TE Intel Core i7-6700TE
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.00 GHz
384 (100%)
Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Intel Xeon Gold 5217
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-6700TE Intel Xeon Gold 5217
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