Intel Xeon Gold 5117 vs Intel Xeon W-2191B

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5117 and Intel Xeon W-2191B 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, 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 W-2191B

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5117

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 768 GB vs 512 GB

Launch date	11 July 2017 vs 5 June 2017
Maximum memory size	768 GB vs 512 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon W-2191B

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 18 vs 14
8 more threads: 36 vs 28
Around 153471% higher clock speed: 4300 MHz vs 2.80 GHz
Around 29% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 29% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2494 vs 1394
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27984 vs 26721

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	18 vs 14
Number of threads	36 vs 28
Maximum frequency	4300 MHz vs 2.80 GHz
L1 cache	1.125 MB vs 896 KB
L2 cache	18 MB vs 14 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 19.25 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2494 vs 1394
PassMark - CPU mark	27984 vs 26721

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5117
CPU 2: Intel Xeon W-2191B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1394

2494

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

26721

27984

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon W-2191B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1394	2494
PassMark - CPU mark	26721	27984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		119.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		26.355

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5117	Intel Xeon W-2191B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Skylake W
Family	Xeon Gold	Xeon W
Launch date	11 July 2017	5 June 2017
Place in performance rating	1222	1217
Processor Number	5117	W-2191B
Series	5100	W-2000
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.00 GHz	2300 MHz
L1 cache	896 KB	1.125 MB
L2 cache	14 MB	18 MB
L3 cache	19.25 MB	24.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	4300 MHz
Number of cores	14	18
Number of threads	28	36
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	107.3 GiB/s	79.47 GB/s
Maximum memory size	768 GB	512 GB
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA-2066 (R4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S
PCIe configurations		1x16, 1x8, 1x4
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4, 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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)