Intel Xeon Gold 5217 vs Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5217 and Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4 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 5217

Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5217

Around 23% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 135 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 1713

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 135 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089 vs 1713

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

14 more cores, run more applications at once: 22 vs 8
28 more threads: 44 vs 16
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 90 vs 79°C
Around 50% higher maximum memory size: 1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 39177 vs 25455

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	22 vs 8
Number of threads	44 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	90 vs 79°C
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	39177 vs 25455

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

1713

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25455

39177

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	1713
PassMark - CPU mark	25455	39177

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	Intel Xeon E5-4669 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$1522
Place in performance rating	905	884
Processor Number	5217	E5-4669V4
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E5 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.20 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	90
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	8	22
Number of threads	16	44
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		2
Memory
Max memory channels	6	4
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1.5 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidth		68 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	135 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		4
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	4S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512	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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
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)