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).

 

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 1218
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)