Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Xeon D-1518

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Xeon D-1518 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117

Intel Xeon D-1518

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5117

10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.80 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
6x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 128 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1394 vs 1370
5.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26721 vs 4562

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz vs 2.20 GHz
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394 vs 1370
PassMark - CPU mark	26721 vs 4562

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon D-1518

3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5117
CPU 2: Intel Xeon D-1518

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

1370

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26721

4562

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon D-1518
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	1370
PassMark - CPU mark	26721	4562
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2123
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7908

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon D-1518
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Broadwell
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	11 July 2017	Q4'15
Place in performance rating	1219	1204
Processor Number	5117	D-1518
Series	5100	Intel® Xeon® D Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.20 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB
L2 cache	14 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	2.20 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of threads	28	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GiB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCBGA1667
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	35 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0/3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
Integrated LAN
Number of USB ports		8
PCIe configurations		x4 x8 x16
Total number of SATA ports		6
UART
USB revision		2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Idle States
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)