Intel Xeon Gold 5217 vs Intel Xeon Silver 4215

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5217 and Intel Xeon Silver 4215 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 Silver 4215

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5217

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2089 vs 1810
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25455 vs 22379

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089 vs 1810
PassMark - CPU mark	25455 vs 22379

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Silver 4215

Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 115 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 115 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5217
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Silver 4215

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2089

1810

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

25455

22379

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	Intel Xeon Silver 4215
PassMark - Single thread mark	2089	1810
PassMark - CPU mark	25455	22379

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5217	Intel Xeon Silver 4215
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Cascade Lake
Launch date	2 Apr 2019	2 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$1522	$794
Place in performance rating	800	987
Processor Number	5217	4215
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	4200
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Family		Xeon Silver
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	8 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	11 MB	11 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.70 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	8	8
Number of threads	16	16
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	2	2
64 bit support
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		77 °C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	6	6
Maximum memory size	1 TB	1 TB
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2667	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		107.3 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA3647
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	85 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	48
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Scalability	4S	2S
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
Speed Shift technology
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)