Intel Xeon Gold 5217 vs Intel Xeon E-2144G

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5217 and Intel Xeon E-2144G processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5217

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 8 more threads: 16 vs 8
  • 8x more maximum memory size: 1 TB vs 128 GB
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25455 vs 9314
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 16 vs 8
Maximum memory size 1 TB vs 128 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 25455 vs 9314

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E-2144G

  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 71 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2639 vs 2089
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 4.50 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 71 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2639 vs 2089

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E-2144G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2089
2639
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25455
9314
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Intel Xeon E-2144G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2089 2639
PassMark - CPU mark 25455 9314

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Intel Xeon E-2144G

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Coffee Lake
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 Q3'18
Launch price (MSRP) $1522
Place in performance rating 900 880
Processor Number 5217 E-2144G
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Intel® Xeon® E Processor
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.00 GHz 3.60 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB
L2 cache 8 MB
L3 cache 11 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 4.50 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 16 8
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3

Memory

Max memory channels 6 2
Maximum memory size 1 TB 128 GB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 71 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

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

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Number of AVX-512 FMA Units 1
Speed Shift technology
Idle States
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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

Device ID 0x3E96
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 128 GB
Processor graphics Intel® UHD Graphics P630

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5