Intel Xeon Gold 6244 vs Intel Xeon Gold 5317

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon Gold 6244 and Intel Xeon Gold 5317 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 6244

Intel Xeon Gold 5317

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 6244

Around 22% higher clock speed: 4.40 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 38% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2559 vs 2357

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB vs 18 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2559 vs 2357

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon Gold 5317

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 8
8 more threads: 24 vs 16
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 84°C vs 74°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 10 nm vs 14 nm
6x more maximum memory size: 6 TB vs 1 TB
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 41181 vs 33625

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	12 vs 8
Number of threads	24 vs 16
Maximum core temperature	84°C vs 74°C
Manufacturing process technology	10 nm vs 14 nm
Maximum memory size	6 TB vs 1 TB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	41181 vs 33625

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon Gold 6244
CPU 2: Intel Xeon Gold 5317

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2559

2357

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

33625

41181

Name	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	Intel Xeon Gold 5317
PassMark - Single thread mark	2559	2357
PassMark - CPU mark	33625	41181

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon Gold 6244	Intel Xeon Gold 5317
Essentials
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake	Ice Lake
Launch date	Q2'19	6 Apr 2021
Launch price (MSRP)	$3412	$950
Place in performance rating	566	551
Processor Number	6244	5317
Series	2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors	3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Vertical segment	Server	Server
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
L3 cache	24.75 MB	18 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	84°C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	8	12
Number of threads	16	24
L1 cache		768 KB
L2 cache		12 MB
Number of Ultra Path Interconnect (UPI) Links		3
Memory
Max memory channels	6	8
Maximum memory size	1 TB	6 TB
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4-2933
Compatibility
Package Size	76.0mm x 56.5mm	77.5mm x 56.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA3647	FCLGA4189
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	150 Watt	150 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	48	64
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
Scalability	4S	2S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Run Sure Technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
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	2	2
Speed Shift technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)