Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2 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 E3-1220L v2

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5117

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
12 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 2
24 more threads: 28 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
28x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
23.8x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32.23 GB
11.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26721 vs 2248

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 July 2017 vs May 2012
Number of cores	14 vs 2
Number of threads	28 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	896 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB vs 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 32.23 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26721 vs 2248

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

Around 25% higher clock speed: 3.50 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
6.2x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1505 vs 1394

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.50 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1505 vs 1394

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5117
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

1505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26721

2248

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	1505
PassMark - CPU mark	26721	2248
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5828

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon E3-1220L v2
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	11 July 2017	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1222	1228
Processor Number	5117	E3-1220LV2
Series	5100	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v2 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	14	2
Number of threads	28	4
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GiB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	32.23 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	17 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S
PCIe configurations		1x16 & 1x4, 2x8 & 1x4 or 1x8 & 3x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
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
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
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)