Intel Xeon Gold 6132 vs Intel Core i7-10700

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Xeon Gold 6132 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-10700
Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Core i7-10700

CPU comparison

Intel Xeon Gold 6132 or Intel Core i7-10700 - 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 Xeon Gold 6132 has 14 cores with 28 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 768 GB of memory is supported in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Gold 6132 was released in Q3/2017.

The Intel Core i7-10700 has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-10700 was released in Q2/2020.
Intel Xeon Gold (148) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Xeon Gold 5100/6100 (34) CPU group Intel Core i 10000 (43)
1 Generation 10
Skylake Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-9700
-- Successor Intel Core i7-11700

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Xeon Gold 6132 has 14 CPU cores and can calculate 28 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Xeon Gold 6132 is 2.60 GHz (3.70 GHz) while the Intel Core i7-10700 has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-10700 is at 2.90 GHz (4.80 GHz).

Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700
14 Cores 8
28 Threads 16
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
2.60 GHz Frequency 2.90 GHz
3.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.80 GHz
2.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.60 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 Xeon Gold 6132 Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Xeon Gold 6132 or Intel Core i7-10700 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Xeon Gold 6132 can use up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 128.1 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-10700 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 45.8 GB/s.

Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR4-2933
768 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
6 (Hexa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
128.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 45.8 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
25.00 MB L3 Cache 16.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
48 PCIe lanes 16
47.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Xeon Gold 6132 is 140 W, while the Intel Core i7-10700 has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700
140 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Xeon Gold 6132 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 25.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-10700 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 16.00 MB cache.

Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Characteristic Intel Core i7-10700
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, AVX-512 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 3647 Socket LGA 1200
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, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2017 Release date Q2/2020
2100 $ Release price 323 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
869 (69%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1255 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz
27401 (100%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
12250 (45%)

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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
1022 (81%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1267 (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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz
11642 (100%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
8945 (77%)

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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
1282 (80%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
1597 (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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz
22754 (100%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
16780 (74%)

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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
161 (75%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
214 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz
2256 (98%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
2291 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
7926 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz
499 (100%)

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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
4834 (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 Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
180 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 4.60 GHz
536 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Xeon Gold 6132
14C 28T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-10700 Intel Core i7-10700
8C 16T @ 2.90 GHz
5353 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Xeon Gold 6132 Intel Core i7-10700
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