Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality. 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 E3-1270 v6

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
12x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 64 GB
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26721 vs 8889

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26721 vs 8889

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6

Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 72 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2447 vs 1394

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	72 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2447 vs 1394

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5117
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

2447

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26721

8889

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	2447
PassMark - CPU mark	26721	8889
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1042
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4150

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Kaby Lake
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	11 July 2017	Q1'17
Place in performance rating	1290	1291
Processor Number	5117	E3-1270V6
Series	5100	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v6 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.80 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	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of threads	28	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
VID voltage range		0.55V-1.52V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GiB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	64 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1866
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	72 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, 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
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)
Graphics
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		0
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support