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.

 

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 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2357 vs 2104
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 2357 vs 2104

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4

  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 48879 vs 41181
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 48879 vs 41181

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2357
2104
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
41181
48879
Name Intel Xeon Gold 5317 Intel Xeon E7-8891 v4
PassMark - Single thread mark 2357 2104
PassMark - CPU mark 41181 48879

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 575 580
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)