Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Xeon Gold 5117

Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5117

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 4
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
14x 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
24x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 32 GB
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26721 vs 6803

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 July 2017 vs June 2013
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
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 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26721 vs 6803

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2149 vs 1394

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2149 vs 1394

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5117
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

2149

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26721

6803

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	2149
PassMark - CPU mark	26721	6803
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4062
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		13475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		80.062
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.981

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon E3-1285L v3
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Haswell
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	11 July 2017	June 2013
Place in performance rating	1290	1294
Processor Number	5117	E3-1285Lv3
Series	5100	Intel® Xeon® Processor E3 v3 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$809
Price now		$808.02
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		3.64
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	3.10 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	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of threads	28	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1400 million
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 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
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)
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.25 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.25 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics P4700
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2