Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Xeon E5-4650L 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.

Intel Xeon Gold 5117

Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5117

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
12 more threads: 28 vs 16
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 384 GB
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 115 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1499 vs 1439

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 July 2017 vs May 2012
Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 16
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	896 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 384 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1499 vs 1439

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4650L

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 4% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 28193 vs 26794

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.10 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
L3 cache	20480 KB (shared) vs 19.25 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	28193 vs 26794

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5117
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4650L

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1499

1439

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26794

28193

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon E5-4650L
PassMark - Single thread mark	1499	1439
PassMark - CPU mark	26794	28193

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon E5-4650L
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Sandy Bridge EP
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	11 July 2017	May 2012
Place in performance rating	1080	1096
Processor Number	5117	E5-4650L
Series	5100	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 Family
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Launch price (MSRP)		$8,685
Price now		$8,684.50
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		0.40
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2.60 GHz
L1 cache	896 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	14 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	19.25 MB	20480 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of threads	28	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s QPI
Die size		435 mm
Number of QPI Links		2
Transistor count		2270 million
VID voltage range		0.6V-1.35V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GiB/s	51.2 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	384 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	115 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	4S Only
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® 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
Idle States
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)