Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Xeon W-2125

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Xeon W-2125 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 W-2125

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 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB
Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 105 Watt vs 120 Watt
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 26721 vs 10038

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	14 vs 4
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt vs 120 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	26721 vs 10038

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2125

Around 61% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2563 vs 1394

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.50 GHz vs 2.80 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2563 vs 1394

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5117
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2125

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

2563

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26721

10038

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon W-2125
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	2563
PassMark - CPU mark	26721	10038
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1056
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4624

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon W-2125
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake
Family	Xeon Gold
Launch date	11 July 2017	Q3'17
Place in performance rating	1222	1218
Processor Number	5117	W-2125
Series	5100	Intel® Xeon® W Processor
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	4.00 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	4.50 GHz
Number of cores	14	4
Number of threads	28	8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	0
Unlocked
Bus Speed		0 GT/s QPI
Maximum core temperature		64
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GiB/s	85.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4 1600/1866/2133/2400/2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	120 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		45mm x 52.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	1S Only
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
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
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units		2
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		46-bit
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)