Intel Xeon Gold 5317 vs Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 5317 and Intel Xeon E7-8891 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 5317

Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5317

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 10
4 more threads: 24 vs 20
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Around 6% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 79°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 3 TB
Around 10% lower typical power consumption: 150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2334 vs 2130

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 10
Number of threads	24 vs 20
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 79°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 3 TB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt vs 165 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2334 vs 2130

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 47104 vs 40249

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	47104 vs 40249

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 5317
CPU 2: Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2334

2130

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

40249

47104

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 5317	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark	2334	2130
PassMark - CPU mark	40249	47104

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 5317	Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ice Lake	Broadwell
Launch date	6 Apr 2021	Q2'16
Launch price (MSRP)	$950
Place in performance rating	505	501
Processor Number	5317	E7-8891V4
Series	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v4 Family
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	768 KB
L2 cache	12 MB
L3 cache	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	84°C	79°C
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	12	10
Number of threads	24	20
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links	3
64 bit support
Bus Speed		9.6 GT/s QPI
Number of QPI Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	8	4
Maximum memory size	6 TB	3 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-1333/1600/1866 DDR3-1066/1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		85 GB/s
Compatibility
Package Size	77.5mm x 56.5mm	45mm x 52.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA4189	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	165 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		8
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	64	32
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
Scalability	2S	S8S
PCIe configurations		x4, x8, x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Mode-based Execute Control (MBE)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Advanced Technologies
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	2
Speed Shift technology
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
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)