Intel Xeon Gold 5217 vs Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5217 and Intel Xeon Gold 6212U 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5217

  • Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 165 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 2013
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2089 vs 2013

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

  • 16 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 8
  • 32 more threads: 48 vs 16
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
  • Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 90°C vs 79°C
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27470 vs 25455
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 24 vs 8
Number of threads 48 vs 16
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature 90°C vs 79°C
L1 cache 1.5 MB vs 512 KB
L2 cache 24 MB vs 8 MB
L3 cache 35.75 MB vs 11 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 27470 vs 25455

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2089
2013
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
25455
27470
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Intel Xeon Gold 6212U
PassMark - Single thread mark 2089 2013
PassMark - CPU mark 25455 27470

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Xeon Gold 5217 Intel Xeon Gold 6212U

Essentials

Architecture codename Cascade Lake Cascade Lake
Launch date 2 Apr 2019 2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $1522 $2000
Place in performance rating 900 914
Processor Number 5217 6212U
Series 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors 2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Status Launched Launched
Vertical segment Server Server

Performance

Base frequency 3.00 GHz 2.40 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB 1.5 MB
L2 cache 8 MB 24 MB
L3 cache 11 MB 35.75 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 79°C 90°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 8 24
Number of threads 16 48
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links 2 0

Memory

Max memory channels 6 6
Maximum memory size 1 TB 1 TB
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4-2667 DDR4-2933
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 131.13 GB/s

Compatibility

Package Size 76.0mm x 56.5mm 76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA3647 FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 115 Watt 165 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 48 48
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Scalability 4S 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512 Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX-512
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 2
Speed Shift technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)